On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the expansion of wild bird surveillance for avian influenza (bird flu) to include the Mississippi … Read More
Tired of paying higher prices for groceries? Don’t expect your weekly bill to get any cheaper. Prices for grains look set to climb even more if Russia invades Ukraine. (MarketWatch) … Read More
Trade is a matter of long, complicated discussions to iron out often complex technical issues. Now analysts are trying to get a feel for the approach the Biden administration is … Read More
Hong Kong residents are facing a shortage of fresh food — and fast-rising prices for what they can find in stock — as anti-virus controls in mainland China leaves truck … Read More
Black soldier flies for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is partnering with Paris-based biotech company InnovaFeed to invest in a future where this could be an everyday possibility. (MarketWatch)
The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government’s pandemic control measures. (Reuters)
The American agricultural industry posted its highest annual export levels ever recorded in 2021. In an announcement from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Tuesday, the final 2021 trade data published … Read More
The new year opened new markets and options for Illinois farmers and food entrepreneurs to sell their homemade products directly to consumers. (Yahoo News)
Last year’s shindig may have been a casualty of Covid hibernation. This year, with mass vaccinations and more widespread testing, such a get-together is finally possible. And with it comes … Read More
For the 12th consecutive year, Quad Cities Illinois farmers helped local families with their contributions to River Bend Food Bank as part of the annual Bushels for Hunger program. (WQAD)
