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Ag Bankers Looking To Congress For Assistance
Ag Bankers Looking To Congress For Assistance
Ag Bankers Looking To Congress For Assistance
Ag bankers are asking Congress to take action on the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America act, better known as ECORA.  What would this legislation do for rural America?   Ed Elfmann, Senior Vice President for Ag and Rural Banking Policy at the American Bankers Association, said the legislation will lower the tax rate on banks when they do agricultural real estate lending.   “... Read Mo
Vetter To Lead Trade Discussion At World Meat Congress
Vetter To Lead Trade Discussion At World Meat Congress
Vetter To Lead Trade Discussion At World Meat Congress
The 2018 World Meat Congress gets underway next week in Dallas.  ​Trade policy issues will be front-and-center at the WMC, as a panel of experts will discuss the likely future direction of the global trading system.  The panel will be moderated by Ambassador Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Repres...
Featured Speakers For World Meat Congress Announced
Featured Speakers For World Meat Congress Announced
Featured Speakers For World Meat Congress Announced
The U.S. Meat Export Federation has unveiled the lineup of keynote speakers at the 22nd World Meat Congress this year in Dallas.  USMEF’s Philip Seng said they will start things off with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.   "We’re very pleased to have Secretary Perdue talk about how we’re going to feed the world in 2050.  So of the challenges as c...
World Meat Congress US Bound In 2018
World Meat Congress US Bound In 2018
World Meat Congress US Bound In 2018
For the first time in more than 20 years the United States will host the World Meat Congress.  The event will take place in Dallas, TX, May 30th through June 1st.  USMEF CEO Emeritus Philip Seng said this meeting which occurs every other year is a gathering of different trade associations, government officials as well as private industry.   “...