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Kim Perales

The latest Purdue Univ/CME Group AG Economy Barometer: almost half of farmers think a trade war leading to a significant decrease in US AG exports is “likely” or “very likely.”

in Trump’s 1st term -trade war with China in 2018 cost the #AG IDU >$27B, & soybeans made up virtually 71% of annualized losses.

That trade war has caused lasting damage. The US has yet to fully recover its loss in market share of soybean exports to China.

#Tariffs #Trump #Resist #USPol cnbc.com/2025/03/11/how-trumps

Soy farmer in Kentucky:
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gentlegardener

#ag #methane
“…good news.
“Cutting agricultural methane emissions involves a wide range of relatively cheap measures that need good design and management, but could cut food-related emissions substantially over the next decade,” Nisbet says.
Adding a layer of #soil to a landfill provides habitat for methane-munching bacteria. Covering manure storage tanks, banning the burning of crop waste and only flooding rice paddies when necessary could pinch other methane sources

theconversation.com/the-shortc

The ConversationThe shortcut to less warming? It runs through a farm field
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gentlegardener

#ag we’re at 40-year lows in cow numbers right now on both sides of the border,” said John Smith, a rancher and owner of Plateau Cattle Co. in Nanton.
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Smith notes that the extra cost of exporting goods over the border is yet another devastating blow to the farming and agriculture industry.“The United States needs our cattle for their packing plants and their industry down there,” he said.

ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alb

Cattle stand in a pasture on a farm in Alberta on Nov. 30, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
CTVNews · Alberta ranchers, farmers speak out against U.S. tariffs as uncertainty looms over agriculture sectorAlberta ranchers and farmers are raising serious concerns about the short- and long-term ramifications of widespread 25 per cent tariffs implemented by the United States on Canadian goods.
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