Stéphanie Mercier

Jan 16, 2025 | aei.org | Vincent Smith |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier

Key PointsSince 2012, legislative and administrative changes have modestly improved the ability of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to operate humanitarian international food aid programs efficiently. Currently, 50 percent of all food aid shipments must be carried on US-flagged vessels.

Jan 13, 2025 | agweb.com | Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Jim Wiesemeyer |Michelle Rook |Jack Heffron

With Skip Hyberg, and Andrew ManaleIn his guest essay published in the New York Times on December 15, 2024, journalist Michael Grunwald identifies a number of important aspects of the future of agriculture, particularly the role of intensive, high-yield production systems in protecting forests, wetlands, and grasslands from being lost to agricultural uses. Certainly, achieving greater productivity per unit of cropland will require less land to provide food for billions of people.

Jan 13, 2025 | agweb.com | Jon Scheve |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Michelle Rook |Karen Bohnert

Market Commentary for 1/10/25Arguably the second or third most important USDA report of the year was released today.It was probably the most bullish it could have been for corn and beans. CornSurprisingly, the corn yield decreased 3.8 bushels from November and dropped the carryout to just above 1.5 billion.Considering the yield reports during harvest I received from throughout the US, I was shocked by this yield drop.

Dec 5, 2024 | agweb.com | Clinton Griffiths |Margy Eckelkamp |Michelle Rook |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier

As President-elect Donald Trump builds his stable of cabinet officials, it’s clear a strong stance on fair trade remains a key focus. Leaders from his last administration know farmers and the ag industry are uneasy about facing another trade war.

Dec 5, 2024 | agweb.com | Margy Eckelkamp |Clinton Griffiths |Michelle Rook |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier

Carbon offset markets caused quite the buzz in 2020 with a flurry of more than a dozen opportunities for farmers being introduced in a short time frame. Today, the dust has settled a bit, and as such, the programs currently available are more focused and have multiple years of a track record behind them. This space has seen exits. At the end of 2023, Rabo AgriFinance ended its Carbon Bank pilot programs, and it reassigned its focus in its sustainability team. In September, Nori closed its doors.