Members in the News: May 27, 2025

Hunter Biram, University of Arkansas Bart Fischer, Texas A&M University Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia William Maples, Mississippi State University Amy Hagerman, Oklahoma State University “STAX and PLC: Know the Differences” By: Farm Progress – May 22, 225 “On the surface, STAX and PLC may appear to be similar programs authorized under different pieces of legislation. However, a closer look reveals stark differences.” (Continued...) Read more on: Farm Progress Wendong Zhang, Cornell University “Agriculture Continues to Navigate Tariffs” By: Ag Update – May 22, 2025 “Not only is there a tariff hike, but there is tariff volatility. It is uncertain on which countries a tariff will be applied, and how much, which is bad for farmers trying to plan.” (Continued...) Read more on: Ag Update Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology “Global South Needs to Lower Its Guard On GM Crops” By: Basis Point Insight - May 23, 2025 “The regulatory landscape around genetically modified crops has largely been shaped by public opinion and historical context. Not by economics. European resistance to GM crops, for example, was influenced by the contemporaneous mad cow disease crisis and slow regulatory procedures that allowed public opposition to build.” (Continued...) Read more on: Basis Point Insight David Anderson, Texas A&M University “An Early Look at Tariff Impacts on Beef Exports” By: The Cattle Range – May 21, 2025 “It’s been about six weeks since U.S. tariffs and retaliatory tariffs were announced, impacting beef. One of the reasons the beef trade market is so interesting is that the U.S. imports and exports beef. The mix of products varies by country, including muscle cuts, trimmings, variety meats and hides.” (Continued...) Read more on: The Cattle Rang Alejandro Plastina, University of Missouri-Columbia Bradley Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln “Nebraska Farm Income Projected to Increase 55% in 2025” By: The Norfolk Daily News – May 25, 2025 “Positive profit margins in livestock production and one-time government payments will support farm liquidity in calendar year 2025. Managing liquidity smartly will be key to protect farm operations from headwinds in 2026.” “Crop economics and livestock economics seem to be going in different directions at the moment, with the cattle industry helping hold up the state’s farm income prospects. But it’s one-time government assistance payments that dominate the current financial projections, even as the outlook for what is ahead with markets and policy may be more uncertain than ever.” (Continued...) Read more on: The Norfolk Daily News