This is Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program looks at the hurricane recovery scenario. Mike, we’re just now beginning to see some return to normalcy in hurricane impacted areas of North Carolina.  Still,…

Progress on the farm bill following the November midterm elections could be stalled even further, depending on the need for disaster relief stemming from Hurricane Michael. House Agriculture Committee ranking Democrat Collin Peterson this week speculated congress members from states…

An organic industry data service says the U.S. now has 6.5 million acres of organic certified land, up two percent from last year. A report from Mercaris reveals that, as of August 2018, there are 17,648 U.S. farms certified as…

One of China’s largest hog breeders, Da Bai Nong, culled around 20,000 live hogs and sows in an attempt to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). This would mark the largest single culling of hogs due to ASF…

As expected, the U.S. Senate will not consider the updated North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, in 2018. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Bloomberg News a vote on the updated agreement would not happen until…

In a series of letters written to Congress, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stated that Japan, the European Union, and the UK are all the next intended targets for re-balancing trade deals. President Trump and his administration seek to eliminate…