Ag leaders: America missing out on trade opportunities

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 25, 2023
Aug 25, 2023

Trade Summit (21).JPG — South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Hunter Roberts, discusses infrastructure needed to export South Dakota-grown goods during the Midwest Agricultural Export Summit in Sioux Falls Aug. 23. He was part of a panel of state ag secretaries including Iowa’s Mike Naig, second from left, Nebraska’s Sherry Vinton, and Minnesota’s Thom Petersen. The moderator was Ted McKinney, left, CDO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Agriculture department leaders in Midwest states and others fear the U.S. is being left out by what they see as a lack of effort from the Biden administration to strike new trade deals.

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Trade Summit (23).JPG — Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, far right, talks about the state's work in biofuels at a summit on agriculture exports in Sioux Falls Aug. 23.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.