This year marks the 100th anniversary of USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum. I was excited to participate in a panel session that reviewed the past 100 years of agricultural trade in the United States and acknowledge the forces that have shaped its evolution during the past century.
Farmers are facing falling commodity prices and rising production costs. But officials say farmers are at least coming off several particularly strong years.
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A European policymaker and senior congressman debated ag policy during USDA s Ag Outlook Forum, and a top ag economist opined that farmers are in position to handle the downturn in commodity prices, for this year at least.