I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The Phase One Trade Agreement is a failure. That’s the assessment of a think tank that has monitored the deal since its inception. Chad Brown of the “Peterson Institute for International Economics” said China bought none of the extra 200-billion dollars’ worth of US exports under what was […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The White House is announcing a plan to fix and upgrade about 15-thousand highway bridges. The plan would spend 26-and-a-half billion dollars to repair the bridges across the country. The money comes from the new infrastructure law. Transportation officials say fixing the bridges could play a role in […]

Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – With a shortage of meat processors in Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection are spending five million dollars to assist. The money will help train a new generation of workers who can prepare beef, pork, and other meats. Farmers say the program will help […]

Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – With a shortage of meat processors in Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection are spending five million dollars to assist. The money will help train a new generation of workers who can prepare beef, pork, and other meats. Farmers say the program will help […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The Omicron variant is making the supply chain crunch worse. The Wall Street Journal reported that it is threatening operations at America’s busiest port. It says infection rates are rising rapidly among dockworkers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Pacific Maritime Association says about […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. It’s being called a medical breakthrough; a man now has a pig’s heart. The transplant surgery was performed by a team at the University of Maryland Medicine. This is the first time ever that a full pig’s heart has been used. It was genetically modified to remove three […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths, with today’s AgDay Minute. More money is on the way to help keep kids fed at school. USDA announced it is putting 750 million more dollars into the school meal program nationwide. It adds up to an additional 25 cents per lunch. It’s to cover higher food costs amid the supply chain […]

A recall affecting processed meats sold throughout the country has been expanded to include nearly 2 million additional pounds of pork and pepperoni products.

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. Over 36 million people are under high wind warnings that stretch from the Oregon coast to the Great Lakes. Dangerously high winds are blowing across the Plains and the Midwest on Wednesday. We’ve seen reports of winds gusting in excess of 100-miles per hour. The wind is so […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. Happening right now is a food crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean. A United Nations report says 60-million people are suffering from hunger. That’s the worst it’s been in more than 20 years. In just the last year alone, there’s been a 30-percent increase in malnutrition as […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. If you’re planning on buying a real Christmas tree this year, get ready to pay more. The National Christmas Tree Association says prices are higher because supplies are tight this year. Plus, the demand for real trees is very high. The cost to produce Christmas trees has gone […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. As the labor shortage continues to play out across the country, we’re getting a better picture of the important role the agriculture industry plays in the job market. Ag and food sector jobs account for just over 10-percent of all US employment. That’s equal to 19.7 million full, […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. It’s going to cost you more to feed folks at the Thanksgiving table this year. The American Farm Bureau Federation reported that total costs will be 14-percent more, with an average cost of $53.31 for a family of ten. Economists blame the increase on inflation, supply chain issues, […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. This could help prices at the pump…oil prices drop below 80-dollars a barrel. It’s now at its lowest level in six weeks. It comes after OPEC and the International Energy Agency warned of an impending oversupply. There are also rising coronavirus cases in Europe, and that’s increasing the […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. John Deere union employees will soon be back on the assembly lines. That’s after UAW members voted to approve a new contract with the company. It’s reported that 61-percent of union members approve of the deal. The six-year agreement includes an 84-hundred dollar signing bonus and a 20-percent […]

I’m Lauren Moss, with today’s AgDay Minute. Happening right now, a dangerous and deadly situation just north of the US-Canadian border. Floods and landslides have killed at least one person and cut off rail access to Canada’s largest port in the city of Vancouver. The issues stem from two days of heavy rain across the […]

I’m Tyne Morgan with today’s AgDay Minute. President Biden and Chinese Xi Jinping met virtually for three hours on Tuesday. This was the third time the two leaders have spoken since Mister Biden took office in January. The meeting covered a host of hot-button issues from human rights to crypto mining. The President also pressed […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold a much-anticipated virtual summit Monday evening. The White House made the announcement but is setting low expectations for the video call between the leaders. President Biden is expected to stress the two nations need to set guardrails in […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. USDA is announcing nine pork plants will be able to apply to operate at faster processing-line speeds. They would be allowed to apply under a one-year trial. It comes after a federal judge in March struck down a Trump-era rule that removed line speed limits. As part of […]

I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. This year has been a big one so far for weather and climate disasters. NOAA reports there have been 18-weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding 1-billion dollars each. They include drought, two flooding events…9 severe storms, 4 tropical cyclones, 1 wildfire, and 1 major winter storm. […]