June 8, 2025
Intangible Assets

US hog inventory shows slight dip in numbers

As of March 1, there were 74.5 million hogs and pigs on United States farms, down slightly from March 2024 and down 1% from Dec. 1, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report released March 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. When looking at the pre-report estimates from a

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Financial Assets

Millions in loans support minority farmers. Trump’s DEI rollbacks cast doubt on their future.

Although farm loans appear unaffected by President Donald Trump’s funding freeze, the administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives has cast uncertainty over USDA programs vital to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. From 2019 and 2023, the U.S Department of Agriculture provided $2 billion in critical financial support to these farmers and ranchers – those of color,

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