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DOJ Eyes Poultry Employment Practices
The federal government is chicking out accusations that large poultry companies are involved in oppressing employee wages through...
Mar 8, 2022


'Drought' Doesn't Cover It Anymore
The American West is enduring its worst drought in 1,200 years (that’s not a typo) . A series of record-breaking winter storms gave...
Feb 22, 2022


Bayer Is Busy
There is no lack of big news coming out of Bayer’s R&D department with all the buzz about launches coming in both their seed and...
Feb 22, 2022


A Patent Party at Inari
ICYMI, Inari is #winning at the patent process with several already granted and more in the "patent-pending" camp. Like GMOs, but not…...
Feb 22, 2022


Lumber Issues Hollow Supply Notice
The South – known for heat, beaches, and increasingly…lumber. The region is stepping up its wood game supplying North America. The...
Feb 18, 2022


Better Bee Ready: Early Almond Blossom in California
An early almond bloom has California growers buzzing with anticipation. And each year the state has to import over 2M beehives to help...
Feb 15, 2022


Export Extravaganza
Strike up the band and roll out the bunting. Because ag exports just had a banner year. Celebrate (some ) good times : The ag industry...
Feb 11, 2022


USDA to Dole Out Climate-Smart Cash
On Monday, the USDA shared plans to send more green to farmers growing cleaner, greener pastures. The new Partnerships for...
Feb 11, 2022


ADM: Can I Have Flies With That?
Sometimes we feed our pets better than we feed ourselves, but a new partnership might test that sentiment. And it just might bug you. ...
Feb 8, 2022


Ag Barometer Is Feeling the Pressure
Pinched profits are sending farmer sentiment to its second-lowest level since July 2020. The Purdue University/CME Ag Economy Barometer...
Feb 4, 2022


The H-2A Wage Debate
There’s been a boom in H-2A workers the last 5 years—and there’s about to be a boom in their wages, too. Many H-2A nonimmigrant...
Feb 1, 2022


WOTUS Heads to SCOTUS
"Waters of the United States" might finally get a clear definition, as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to take on a WOTUS case—and decide...
Jan 28, 2022


EPA Steps Up to the ESA Plate
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a once-blind eye to its responsibility to comply with the Endangered Species Act...
Jan 25, 2022


Supply Squeeze
New estimates of Florida's orange crop are not so sunshiney : The USDA is predicting the lowest production figures since 1945. The...
Jan 25, 2022


More Autonomous Tractor News...
Uber for agriculture is just around the corner, and Agtonomy is making it happen. Using a mobile phone app, a farmer can assign a job to...
Jan 25, 2022


A Live Look at the U.S.-Canada Border:
Yep, vaccine mandates have plenty of unvaccinated truckers yelling 'pivot' at the border. Sour grapes: Approximately 50-60% of truckers...
Jan 21, 2022


The Catcher in the Fly
Houston, we have a pest problem. According to the Agricultural Research Service, damages to agriculture by insects exceed $100B each...
Jan 14, 2022


GM-Oh, What Are They Called Now? New Rules Hit the Shelves
New coat of paint, same car: The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard took effect Jan. 1st. You may remember this as GMO...
Jan 11, 2022


Ag Tire Market Falling Flat
Between constant labor and supply shortages, it hasn’t been a Goodyear . The latest shortage in tires has some farmers feeling even...
Jan 11, 2022


Seaweed Farming Gets Fueled
Sea’s the limit: Seaweed has been slowly drifting into the agricultural world in the form of animal supplements that help reduce methane...
Jan 11, 2022
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