New Ag Secretary & USDA Cuts | What's Shaping Ag Economy? | Diversity in Ag
2-17-25-- IBI Ag, a crop protection company that develops a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, announced that it has closed the first part of its Series A funding round with a $6.1 million investment. The round was led by Corteva, Inc., through its Corteva Catalyst platform.
2-14-25 -- After U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed more than 400 USDA staffers, pledging to bring greater efficiency to USDA, she reviewed initial findings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and announced the first tranche “in a series of bold reforms.”
2-14-25 -- A newly introduced bill and judicial review could stall some damage, but a number of U.S. producers will likely still feel economic pain. Funding cuts will also impact 19 land-grant university-based innovation labs in 17 states.
2-12-25 -- A land auction in northwest Iowa brought the owners of a 76.56-acre farm a whopping $2,047,980. The farm was split equally into two 38.28-acre tracts and, according to the agent handling the sale, checks all the boxes when a buyer is looking for land.
2-12-25 -- With Low commodity prices and high input costs creating tight margins for producers, a panel of farmers and agricultural economists painted a bleak picture of the current state of the farm economy and called on the House Agriculture Committee Tuesday to strengthen safety net programs in the next farm bill.
2-10-25 -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 72-28 to confirm Brooke Rollins as the country's new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins, 52, is a Texas native and was an adviser for Trump's economic policies in his first term and gained more influence in Trump's world as founder and CEO of the America First Policy Institute.
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2-7-25 -- From tariffs and trade to the possible impact of President Donald Trump’s plan to cut regulations and taxes, ag economists surveyed in the latest Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor weigh in on the main factors driving the ag economy in 2025.
2-7-25 -- In this video lecture, Dr. Jill J. McCluskey, Regents Professor at Washington State University and director of the School of Economic Science, documents that women entered agricultural economics in significant numbers starting in the 1980s, and their ranks have increased over time. She argues that women have increased the relevance in the field of agricultural economics through their diverse interests, perspectives, and experiences.
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