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Inspiring consumers to add more pork to their diets

The National Pork Board's Retail Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting serves as a direct, industry-focused platform to connect retail leaders with key ins...

13h ago

U.S. beef has great new opportunities in the UK marketplace

U.S. beef recently regained duty-free access to the United Kingdom under a 13,000 metric ton quota included in the trade framework reached by the Trum...

13h ago

Examining the factors currently influencing the grain markets

Geopolitics, trade, and weather are all making an impact on the grain markets in recent weeks and that trend looks to continue as the calendar turns t...

13h ago

New tariff push raises farm trade concerns

New efforts by the Trump administration to impose fresh import tariffs are drawing concern across U.S. agriculture, where producers fear another round...

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