Record Meat Sales | Farmers Weigh In on Tariffs | Top Women-Led Ag Company Named

Industry News Compilation (March 25, 2025)

3-25-25 -- A new record of retail meat sales was reached in 2024, with an all-time high of $104.6 billion, according to the 20th annual Power of Meat report released on March 24 at the Annual Meat Conference hosted by the Meat Institute and FMI — The Food Industry Association. Not only did value increase nearly 5% year-over-year, but volume saw a 2.3% increase, to 22.8 billion lbs, compared to 2023.

Read more in Meat+Poultry: The Power of Meat: Record Meat Sales in 2024

3-24-25 -- A recent AgWeb poll asked farmers if they support President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as a negotiating strategy. Here's what they had to say: Poll Results: More Than Half of Farmers Say They Don’t Support Trump’s Use of Tariffs

3-20-25 -- Equifruit has earned a spot on The Globe and Mail’s latest ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Women-Led Companies. The list celebrates successful female entrepreneurship and trailblazing companies that are shaping Canada’s business landscape, according to a news release. Read more in The Packer: Equifruit named one of Canada’s top-growing women-led companies

3-23-25 -- “Scientists stunned” – These giant zombie plants are thriving and spreading in extreme climate chaos

3-22-25 -- Rollins appoints leaders for FSA, NRCS, RMA

3-22-25 -- “World’s first-ever”: Denmark’s historic tax on cow farts shocks climate activists worldwide

3-21-25 -- 92% of ag economists say the U.S. is already in the middle of another trade war

3-21-25 -- Women in ag history: Women have long played essential roles in the ag industry

3-21-25 -- Trump administration cuts halt key agriculture research, shuttering innovation labs

3-21-25 -- New bill introduced in Congress to lower egg prices

3-20-25 -- Syngenta and PepsiCo reward farmers for regenerative farming practices

3-20-25 -- China’s soybean imports from U.S. jump 84% in first two months 3-20-25 -- Just for fun: Happiest countries in the world 2025

3-19-25 -- Female farmers make up more than a third of U.S. producers

3-19-25 -- Grain industry braces for April 2 tariffs

2-25-25 -- The ‘doomsday’ seed vault in Svalbard has added thousands of climate-hardy crops