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
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. 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 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
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
For the farmers in charge of keeping America fed, the past year has been one of “feast or famine.” (NBC)
In theory, regenerative agriculture can address multiple sustainability crises. But critics worry that greenwashing and selective practices could dilute its potential. (Vogue Business
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
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
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