Archive for May 2022
Dividend Payouts Set to Slip
An expected slowdown in dividend payment growth next year could be among the reasons for the recent sell-off in equities.
Read MoreBiden Administration Announces $32 Million to Advance Climate-Smart Mass Timber Construction, Expand Wood Markets
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 27, 2022 – Today during a visit to the Junction Development Catalyst project site in West Des Moines, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community wood grants.
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more support, resources, and new rules that will strengthen the American food supply chain, promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors and make prices fairer for farmers and American consumers.
Read MoreUSDA Offers Funding Flexibility to Help States, WIC Families Amid Infant Formula Shortages
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – In its continued efforts to get formula to families in need, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to consider seeking temporary flexibility in their infant formula contracts to allow WIC participants to purchase alternate sizes, forms, or brands of infant formula during…
Read MoreStatement from Secretary Vilsack on Ongoing Violence in America
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – “Another massacre in America. A statement that is all too common and one we all wish to never speak again. Last week it was a church in California and a grocery store in Buffalo. Yesterday, it was an elementary school in Texas. It’s enough. We cannot and should not be…
Read MoreA curious case of Dr. Copper
The article examines recent copper price and how to hedge the price moves, given the market’s consideration of the widely used base metal as a reliable barometer of the economic cycles.
Read MoreConcerns Emerge Even as Dividends Rise
Dividend payments are rising even as equity markets retreat, but rising input costs and long-term bond yields pose headwinds.
Read MoreUSDA Invests $770 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and People in 36 States and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $770 million to help create new and better market opportunities (PDF, 366 KB) for rural businesses and people in 36 states and Puerto Rico. The investments include $640 million for 122 projects to help people…
Read MoreThe Fear of Recession in Equities
Five factors are fueling concerns over the possibility of an economic recession that have led to losses in equities since March.
Read MoreUSDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including one Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director and one Rural Development (RD) State Director. “I am thrilled we continue to add state directors to be the face of USDA programs in…
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