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FTC chair presses for investigation into high grocery prices
Lina Khan said an inquiry would “shed light” on why food prices and grocers’ profits have stayed elevated even as inflation has come down.
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Grassley: Low commodity prices, lack of farm bill partly to blame for ag equipment layoffs
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the rising number of layoffs in the ag equipment industry shouldn’t come as a surprise. “You can’t expect farmers to buy a lot of new equipment when corn is losing $50 or $60 an acre. Some people are suggesting maybe even $100 an acre.” The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the…
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Bayer Posts Net Loss, Dragged by Weaker Crop-Science Performance
Bayer Posts Net Loss, Dragged by Weaker Crop-Science Performance MSN
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Soy Meal Studies for Animal Ag
Soybean farmers and their checkoff are investing in several soy utilization studies for increasing soy rations in livestock diets. On this week’s episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director discusses the importance of driving soy demand in animal agriculture. The post Soy Meal Studies for Animal Ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag…
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USDA offers additional $300 million for export development
USDA offers additional $300 million for export development Successful Farming
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Chicago grains ease on good crop conditions and steadier dollar
Chicago grains ease on good crop conditions and steadier dollar Business Recorder
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Wild Pigs Inflict Freakish Damage On Alabama Farmer’s Crops And Cattle
Wild Pigs Inflict Freakish Damage On Alabama Farmer’s Crops And Cattle Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Cool, dry air for the season to briefly dominate most of the Heartland; heat & humidity to return
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail across the southern and western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from…
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As ag downturn, layoffs continue, Iowa farmland sees first drop in value in five years
As ag downturn, layoffs continue, Iowa farmland sees first drop in value in five years Des Moines Register
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Study Analyzes Potato Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
RALEIGH, N.C. — In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine. The study used a targeted enrichment sequencing approach to simultaneously examine both the…
