Jan 14 Agriculture Ohio Valley Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Deal The Trump administration is set to sign a deal Wednesday with Chinese trade officials for what they call “Phase One” of a trade agreement after almost two years of false starts and costly, retaliatory tariffs. Ohio Valley farmers are cautiously optimistic the truce will be a turning point, but some are skeptical about the details […] By Liam Niemeyer Jan 14 Agriculture Ohio Valley Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Deal Liam Niemeyer
Jan 10 Economy Ohio Valley Outlook: Expect A Slower Regional Economy In 2020 The Ohio Valley’s economy could see slower growth in 2020 amid continued anxiety about trade, and possible downturns in both energy and manufacturing, according to analyses and forecasts by regional economists. Michael Hicks directs the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University in Indiana where he forecasts the health of the manufacturing […] By Becca Schimmel Jan 10 Economy Ohio Valley Outlook: Expect A Slower Regional Economy In 2020 Becca Schimmel
Aug 23 Agriculture Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump Tom Folz drives around on a sunny, August afternoon and surveys the thousands of acres of dark green, leafy soybean plants and tall stalks of corn he grows on his sprawling farm in Christian County, Kentucky. At 54, Folz has wispy, white hair matching his white mustache. It’s taken him several long work weeks to […] By Liam Niemeyer Aug 23 Agriculture Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump Liam Niemeyer
May 23 Agriculture Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday details of a second round of aid totaling $16 billion for farmers affected by the trade war with China. But some Ohio Valley farmers worry about the ongoing consequences of these payments and tariffs. As with the first round of tariff relief offered last year, farmers will […] By Liam Niemeyer May 23 Agriculture Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments Liam Niemeyer
May 9 Agriculture Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs Ohio Valley farmers say the latest tariff escalation between the Trump administration and China could continue to hurt their businesses, with many farmers already facing financial struggles. As Chinese officials visit Washington, D.C., for more trade talks, the Trump administration announced this week increased tariffs, planned to go into effect Friday, on $200 billion […] By Liam Niemeyer May 9 Agriculture Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs Liam Niemeyer
Apr 1 Agriculture As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost Mick Henderson runs the Commonwealth Agri-Energy ethanol plant in west Kentucky. He said the past year for U.S. ethanol producers, including in the Ohio Valley, has been rough. “We’ve just passed our 15th anniversary just now, and this is going to be one of our weakest years,” Henderson said. Ethanol prices have been down the […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 1 Agriculture As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost Liam Niemeyer
Mar 15 Agriculture Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall West Kentucky Farmer Barry Alexander doesn’t have an answer on when the Trump administration will reach a trade deal with China, now a year into tariffs that have hamstrung some Ohio Valley industries. Alexander is optimistic these continued negotiations will be worth it, but his plan in the meantime lies in massive, silver storage bins […] By Liam Niemeyer Mar 15 Agriculture Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall Liam Niemeyer
Jan 25 Agriculture Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store Cyndi Kirkhart has some 26,000 square feet of warehouse space at the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, where she is executive director. That sounds like a lot of space. But very little of it is cooler space. “This is the only cooler we have,” Kirkhart said, stepping into a walk-in cooler the […] By Glynis Board Jan 25 Agriculture Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store Glynis Board