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USMEF accelerating efforts to expand U.S. beef utilization in targeted restaurant segments and markets in China.

Diversification is key to growing markets for U.S. Grains, according to the President and CEO of the US Grains Council, Ryan LeGrand.

Farms in DuPage County received $14,198,080 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Access to land is the number one challenge facing the next generation of farmers in the US. Centuries of discrimination and land theft have put this resource out of reach of farmers who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Everyday in the US we lose 2,000 acres of viable farmland to development. With millions of acres on the verge of changing hands, the Farm Bill is our best chance to ensure this land transitions equitably to the next generation of farmers.

There’s been a lot of discussion during this farm bill cycle about the need to update Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program spending levels for commodity programs, including for the U.S. Meat Export Federation efforts to promote beef and pork exports. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said additional funding would be put to work right away.