Items Tagged with 'U.S. Soybean Export Council'

The European Union’s legislative and executive bodies are at odds over how to move forward with bringing deforestation regulations into effect. 

Veteran agricultural economist John Newton is returning to the American Farm Bureau Federation to oversee the government relations advocacy staff and team of economists. John Hollay was named the next president and chief executive officer of the National Council of Agricultural Employers. Dana Brooks, president and CEO of the Pet Food Institute for the past seven years, will step down in April. Trade consulting firm DTB AgriTrade hired Krista Dickson as a partner. Lindy Froebel was promoted to vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs at the National Turkey Federation. 

Congressional Republicans return from a one-week recess under pressure to reach agreement on a budget reconciliation plan, while the Trump administration will listen to concerns about its push to promote domestic shipbuilding.

Some are eying a trade deal with China inked during Trump’s first term as a tool to protect farmers from export losses triggered by retaliatory tariffs. But experts argue that absent new negotiations, enforcement options are limited.

This is the last of a three-part series on the impact of agricultural exports on the U.S. economy and the risks and promise for ag trade going forward. American commodity and ag trade groups are casting their net far and wide overseas to develop relationships and encourage trade with the United States.

Mike Spier, current vice president of overseas operations at U.S. Wheat Associates, was elected as the group’s next president and CEO by the board of directors. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced staff changes. Naturipe promoted Jim Roberts to president. 

The Congressional Hunger Center named Katharine Emerson, chief of staff for World Food Program USA, as the new chairwoman. The American Agricultural Law Association welcomed its new president-elect, Ashley Ellixson of Arizona, and directors, Chelsea Good of Kansas and Kale Van Bruggen of Minnesota.

In this opinion piece, Lucas Lentsch, CEO of the United Soybean Board, says a thriving world starts with adequate nutrition and that farmer investments are helping address the challenge. 

Nearly 70 groups will receive $203 million in fiscal 2024 grants awarded through USDA's Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs.