New research from USDA?s Economic Research Service announced Tuesday shows global food insecurity increased by nearly ten percent in fiscal year 2022. USDA?s International Food Security Assessment model estimates how food prices and incomes affect food demand and...
Last week, the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily halt their efforts on a new WOTUS rule that the Biden administration is working swiftly on. NCBA?s Executive Director for National Resources and...
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to be the leading cause of soybean yield loss in North America. BASF Agricultural Solutions and The SCN Coalition have joined forces for the second year to promote SCN Action Month, a monthlong initiative to provide growers with...
The United States Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on Tuesday for the case - National Pork Producers Council v. Ross.In 2018 California voters approved a ballot initiative (Proposition 12) that established confinement standards for animals sold as meat in...
The Mosaic Company recently announced that North American Phosphates was negatively impacted by damage caused by Hurricane Ian. Significant flooding and high winds were experienced throughout central Florida during the storm, and this caused modest damage to Mosaic...
As we roll through the harvest season, it is the only time that we are excited for dry conditions. However, the drought has expanded throughout most of the corn belt. We've seen increases in drought conditions in places like Minnesota South Dakota and even Wisconsin....
August U.S. pork exports passed 2021 totals for the first time this year. Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO, says Mexico, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region showed significant gains in pork shipments...
Last week, Farmland, in a joint effort with the National Pork Board, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, and country singer Luke Bryan?s Farm Tour to combat food insecurity across the Midwest for their Honoring the Heartland Tour, visited the Food Bank of Iowa in Des...
Dairy farmers are not looking to expand much right now, especially given the current market conditions. Mike North of Ever.Ag said there are several factors limiting expansion for dairy farmers currently.?Obviously, feed costs and overall input costs and you can throw...
The largest barge operator in the U.S. told its customers last week that it won?t be able to make good on deliveries due to the shrinking Mississippi River. Bloomberg says Ingram Barge Company declared a force majeure in a letter to customers because of the...
