General Motors Co said Thursday it was setting a goal to sell all its new cars, SUVS and light pickup trucks with zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a dramatic shift … Read More

Driven by decreased demand for his own turkey since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a southeastern Iowa farmer and businessman came up with an idea that would eventually become the online … Read More

Restaurateurs hunting for cut-rate space in the pandemic are teaming up with eager partners in another beleaguered industry. (New York Times)  

Corn prices slipped from multi-year highs on Thursday as traders booked profits, while a sharp fall in global equities and a rise in dollar also weighed on sentiment. (Reuters)

The National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued its current Illinois Crop Progress and Production Reports for the month of January. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

A turf war is likely to persist between USDA and FDA over which agency is better suited to regulate genetically engineered animals. (Food & Beverage Insider)

The global shipping industry is hoping that President Biden’s “America is back” declaration means the U.S. is returning to free-trade principles, and away from Trump administration protectionist policies that often … Read More

John Kabat is among an increasingly small number of independent producers not contracted with a larger hog company. He keeps all aspects of his operation local. (The Southern Illinoisan)

– Planned ethanol mandates have mostly been reduced to “suggestions” across China’s provinces, but increasing ethanol demand still can’t be met by Chinese domestic producers. U.S. ethanol exports to China … Read More

Soaring costs for food staples are hitting at a time when some countries can ill afford it, risking exacerbating inequalities wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. (Bloomberg)