Author: Membership

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: NEW GRANTS WILL FUND ILLINOIS FARMERS TO INCREASE THE LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY –

Illinois Stewardship Alliance is launching a new Resilience Fund that will provide 25 Illinois farmers with $5,000 to $20,000 grants to scale up and adapt their business to meet the … Read More

MEXICO SURPRISES ALL ANALYSTS WITH RECORD TRADE SURPLUS –

Mexico unexpectedly posted its biggest-ever trade surplus in June as its economic crisis caused imports to slump, while food exports surged. (Bloomberg)

ONCE A SOURCE OF U.S.-CHINA TENSION, TRADE EMERGES AS AN AREA OF CALM –

The trade deal is providing a rare point of stability as relations between the United States and China fray over Hong Kong, the coronavirus and accusations of espionage. (New York … Read More

PEOPLE IN SEVERAL STATES MAILED UNSOLICITED PACKETS OF SEEDS THAT MAY BE FROM CHINA, OFFICIALS SAY –

Officials in several states said residents have reported receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be sent from China and are urging the public not to … Read More

IFB COVID-19 RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a webinar on the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to discuss a new solicitation opportunity on July 28, 2020, at 2 p.m. … Read More

IDOA TO OFFER FREE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR AGRICHEMICAL CONTAINERS –

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities to save their empty agrichemical containers as they will once again be hosting free container recycling days throughout the … Read More

OUTBREAK AT IOWA PORK PLANT WAS LARGER THAN STATE REPORTED –

The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the state Department … Read More

CONGRESS SENDS LANDMARK CONSERVATION BILL TO TRUMP –

The legislation for the first time guarantees money for land acquisition and preservation, but conservatives denounced it as a federal land grab. (New York Times)

FROZEN U.S. PORK SUPPLIES FELL IN JUNE, EXPORTS TO CHINA ROSE –

U.S. frozen pork inventories fell 25% from a year earlier at the end of June, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, after coronavirus outbreaks in meatpacking plants slowed production. … Read More

GLOBAL DAIRY PRICES BOUNCE BACK FROM CORONAVIRUS SLUMP –

A pickup in demand for milk products in China and other parts of Asia has sparked a rebound in global dairy prices, improving the profit outlook for farmers from New … Read More

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