The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a three-day hearing
this week to hear from a range of business, farm groups, non-governmental
groups, think tanks, academics and others as part of a six-year review of USMCA
and whether to extend the agreement.
BUSMCA and Ag Trade: By the Numbers
Final production totals from Statistics Canada confirmed yields rose
dramatically from the September estimates for most Western Canadian crops while
row-crop yields declined thanks to an Eastern Canadian drought.
4^Canada Markets
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Dan Miller shares why he enjoyed
interviewing Blue River Technology CEO Willy Pell early in 2025. Pell talked
about the dawn of "see and act" technology and gave a glimpse of what is coming
next.
@^Miller's Favorite Story of 2025
The Federal Crop Insurance Corp. (FCIC) last Friday published a rule in
the Federal Register dubbed "Expanding Access to Risk Protection" that made
several changes to insurance policies. Among the changes is a provision that
eliminates the option of buying-up prevented-planting coverage with policies.
1^Farmers Lose PP Buy-Up Under New Rule
A Nebraska bankruptcy court approved a bidding process for a December sale
of Hansen-Mueller Co. grain assets located in multiple states.
BHansen-Mueller Asset Sale in December
