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U.S. AND CANADA DEVELOP TRADE PROTOCOL AS ASF SPREADS –

As African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread and reemerge in countries overseas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency … Read More

ADM AGREES TO PAY $45M TO SETTLE PEANUT PRICE FIXING LAWSUIT; DENIES WRONGDOING –

Archer Daniels Midland Co. will pay $45 million to settle a lawsuit from peanut farmers claiming the firm colluded with other processors to depress the prices paid to peanut growers. … Read More

GOV. PRITZKER TOUTS PLAN TO ADDRESS POVERTY, HUNGER BY MAKING FOOD STAMPS APPLICATION EASIER –

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has touted a new plan for helping end hunger in Illinois that includes improved technology and better collaboration between state agencies and advocacy groups. (ABC 7 Chicago)

TEXAS FACING MORE THAN $600M IN AGRICULTURAL LOSSES AFTER FEBRUARY WINTER FREEZE –

 Texas is facing more than $600 million in agricultural losses from the deadly Texas freeze last month, and experts told a Texas House committee Thursday it could take as long … Read More

HIGHER BLENDS AND EXPORTS TO CARRY ETHANOL OUT OF PANDEMIC –

U.S. ethanol production plunged 13% last year due to the pandemic, costing the industry around $4 billion in sales. But it may recover fully by 2023, on the strength of … Read More

FARMERS IN CHARGE OF KEEPING AMERICA FED SAY THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN ‘FEAST OR FAMINE’ –

 For the farmers in charge of keeping America fed, the past year has been one of “feast or famine.” (NBC)

BRANDS ARE ADOPTING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. IS THAT A GOOD THING?

In theory, regenerative agriculture can address multiple sustainability crises. But critics worry that greenwashing and selective practices could dilute its potential. (Vogue Business

YOU COULD SOON BUY SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS FROM FARMERS MARKETS ONLINE –

Many look forward to visiting farmers markets and checking out new products or buying their favorites. Now some food vendors are pushing to make those available at other places too. … Read More

USDA RELOCATIONS CURTAIL AG RESEARCH, FARMER CONFIDENCE

More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City, Missouri, forcing a mass exodus of employees who couldn’t … Read More

US CORN FARMER ASKING FOR TRADE, NOT AID, TO RECOVER FROM RIPPLE EFFECTS OF CHINA TRADE WAR

After receiving over $23 billion in federal aid from the Trump administration following the ripple effects of the United States’ trade war with China, the farming industry says it needs … Read More

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