The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-03
Slow growth in organic food sales as pandemic fades
Organic food saw the slowest growth rate in over a decade, with less than a 2% increase in 2021. Read more
2022-06-03
Farmers tops in trustworthiness survey
When 1,000 consumers were asked who they trusted in the food system, farmers were the clear winners, said the economists. Read more
2022-06-03
Biofuel Producer Program to fund and restore sustainable fuel markets hit by pandemic
The $700 million will provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers and 195 facilities. Read more
2022-06-03
Evening Edition | Friday, June 3, 2022
In this Evening Edition, read about mandates and financial support for biofuel producers, the upcoming USDA Grain Stocks and Acreage Reports, and the turkey supply. Read more
2022-06-02
JBS Swift Pork faces wrongful-death claim that cites new congressional report
The family of an Iowa meatpacking plant employee who died from COVID-19 is suing JBS Swift Pork. Read more
2022-06-02
Evening Edition | Thursday, June 2, 2022
In tonight’s Evening Edition, read about investments to transform the U.S. food system, carbon market enrollment, and weather across the Corn Belt. Read more
2022-06-02
Vilsack: Transform food system with more processors and local marketing
USDA has set aside $3 billion help independent processors start or expand their operations and encourage local marketing. Read more
2022-06-02
Dry conditions lessen across the Corn Belt
While many farmers have made significant planting progress this past week, some are struggling with too much moisture. Read more
2022-06-02
Regenesis: George Monbiot busts damaging farming myths in his new book
Farming is the greatest cause of environmental destruction, but we have the tools to regenerate, writes Monbiot, in his blistering new book. Read more
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2022-06-01
Boom in commodity prices more likely to be transitory than permanent
High prices for corn, wheat, and soybeans are far more likely to revert to their long-term averages than mark the dawn of a new era of permanently higher prices. Read more
2022-06-01
Evening Edition | Wednesday, June 1, 2022
In this Evening Edition, catch up on the latest news about commodity prices, ethanol blending mandates, and the global food crisis. Read more
2022-06-01
Greek farmers protest rising energy costs
Farmers in central Greece on Sunday blocked a highway with tractors and poured cans of milk on the ground to protest against rising energy costs. Read more