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Source: Agri-Pulse
DOJ sues Agri Stats for data sharing in pork, poultry industries
The Justice Department is seeking to shut down the operations of Agri Stats, alleging it has violated antitrust law by aggregating and sharing a wide range of pricing and other information with major chicken, pork and turkey companies.
Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
US Sept. 1 hog inventory up slightly from year ago
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2023, was 74.3 million head. This was up slightly from Sept. 1, 2022, and up 2% from June 1, 2023, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
Source: PR Newswire
Corteva acts to stop theft of intellectual property, protect American farming
To protect its intellectual property, Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) Thursday filed suit against Inari Agriculture, Inc. and Inari Agriculture NV. As noted in the complaint, the lawsuit "…seeks to prevent Inari from continuing its brazen efforts to steal Corteva's groundbreaking work."
Source: USDA NRCS
Biden-Harris Administration makes available historic $3 billion for climate-smart practices on agricultural land
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
