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Farm Bill and Disaster Help on the Table in Congress?
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — A 2018 farm bill extension and a disaster aid package are all on the table in the final weeks of 2024. Some lawmakers in the lame-duck session of Congress want to include specific provisions to help commodity farmers who weren’t hit by a disaster in any potential disaster aid packages. Farm Policy…
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Ag Sector Layoffs Continue: Cargill, John Deere and Tyson Foods
(FARGO, ND) — Even as farmer sentiment seems to be improving across the country, the overall ag economy continues to face challenges as major companies are continuing to layoff workers on a regular basis. Just this year alone, John Deere has laid off more than 2,500 workers across the Midwest as the company cites a…
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Fungi help MS farmers unlock ‘secrets’ of healthy soil
Fungi help MS farmers unlock ‘secrets’ of healthy soil Public News Service
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Canadian agriculture could see heavy effects from possible US tariffs
Canadian agriculture could see heavy effects from possible US tariffs PortageOnline.com
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Smithfield Foods Selling 150,000 Sows to Murphy Family Ventures
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Monday it will transfer part of its hog farming operations to a venture controlled by Murphy Family Ventures LLC as the Chinese-owned pork giant seeks to further streamline operations and reduce hog numbers as it prepares for a U.S. listing. The Murphy-controlled business will assume…
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Boiling Point: Biden is running out of time to lock in climate action
Boiling Point: Biden is running out of time to lock in climate action Los Angeles Times
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CLAAS Celebrates Milestone with Special TERRA TRAC Combine
CLAAS Celebrates Milestone with Special TERRA TRAC Combine Farms.com
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Boozman Stresses Economic Assistance Relief for Struggling Farm Families
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, urged Congress to provide emergency economic assistance to agricultural producers facing market losses. “It’s clear the pain our farm families are living through,” Boozman said in remarks on the Senate floor. “For some producers, this is the second or…
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U.S. trade deficit expected to grow
An ag economist says the USDA is forecasting that the United States’ already record trade deficit will grow even larger in Fiscal Year 2025. Scott Brown is a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri. “USDA is now saying for FY25, so what would have started October 1st of 2024, the trade deficit is…
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Indoor Gardening Can Brighten Winter Doldrums
URBANA, Ill. – Dreading the long cold months of winter? Create a green space indoors with plants. Historically, plants have been used for their medicinal properties. Growing movements like horticulture therapy use plants for their healing properties, individual health, and well-being. We can engage with plants actively, by pruning or watering, or passively, by enjoying…
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Keeping an eye out for livestock diseases this winter
A veterinarian with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says livestock producers should monitor and understand the threat of avian influenza this winter. Dr. Kelli Werling says the number of H5N1 cases reported in the U.S. has steadily increased. “Keeping an eye on the national situation, especially with dairy cattle, and then of course with that new diagnosis…
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Digging into Soil Health
Digging into Soil Health Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Partnership to Support Ag Career Pipeline
Farm Foundation and the National 4-H Council recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a focus on collaboration in leadership, education, and youth workforce readiness for young people. The two organizations will align on career exploration, leadership training, and skill-building opportunities for youth through the Farm Foundation’s Next Generation programs and 4-H’s recently launched Beyond…
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Is Now The Right Time To Ditch Tradition On The Farm?
Is Now The Right Time To Ditch Tradition On The Farm? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Farmer Sentiment Following the U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmer sentiment jumped again in November, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbing 30 points to a reading of 145. This marked the highest level of farmer optimism since May 2021. Both of the barometer’s sub-indices increased in November. The Future Expectations Index saw the largest jump, rising 37 points to 161,…
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Cargill to layoff 5% of workforce
Cargill has announced plans to lay off about five percent of its workforce. The Minnesota-based company is the world’s largest ag commodity trader and employs more than 160,000 people worldwide. In a statement, Cargill says the changes are part of a long-term strategy set earlier this year. The post Cargill to layoff 5% of workforce…
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Did Mr. Trump promise inflation?
Did Mr. Trump promise inflation? Farm Progress
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Would the War in Ukraine be over if the EU had Imposed Sanctions on Russia`s Ag sector?
Would the War in Ukraine be over if the EU had Imposed Sanctions on Russia`s Ag sector? Farms.com
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Crop production in South Africa is overshadowed by storm clouds
Crop production in South Africa is overshadowed by storm clouds TaungDailyNews
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Chinese machines arrive in Brazil, inaugurating the Brazil-China Center for Family Farming
Chinese machines arrive in Brazil, inaugurating the Brazil-China Center for Family Farming Peoples Dispatch
