Veterinarian and master of public health Michelle Kromm, alongside HealthforAnimals’ Alex Rinkus, will dive into the topic of animal agriculture and its role in public health at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 Stakeholders Summit. The 2024 event, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture,” is set for May 8-9 in Kansas City, Mo. Check out the full agenda and register here.
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Amid elevated production costs, commodity price volatility, and a return to pre-pandemic levels of direct government payments, agricultural loan demand increased in 2023, and agricultural lending by U.S. commercial farm banks grew 6.7 percent to $110.0 billion, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report released yesterday.
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In a letter sent this week to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, 22 Republican senators ask what specific actions the Biden administration plans to take this year to increase U.S. agricultural exports. The letter cited data from the last fiscal year (FY), which shows that U.S. agricultural exports declined by more than $17 billion, and recent forecasts show a further decline of more than $8 billion in FY 2024.
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Most U.S. consumers surveyed in February 2024 predicted that food prices would increase over the next 12 months. Sixty-four percent of respondents predict food prices will rise in the next year, and the average predicted increase is 3.7 percent, according to the February Consumer Food Insights Report.
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