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Artificial intelligence creates opportunities and risks in ag space
An executive for Deere & Co. and one from a venture capital firm each pitched using the farm bill to help more farmers purchase and subscribe to precision agricultural tools during a hearing on artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture.
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House Ag Committee member has mixed emotions about farm bill extension
A House Ag Committee member has mixed feelings about extending the farm bill.
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NFU releases 2023 Farmer's Share of Thanksgiving Food Dollar
National Farmers Union (NFU) released the updated Farmer’s Share of the food dollar for items typically served during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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A producer's spooky season follows Halloween
Halloween is behind us, but for many in production agriculture, catching up on end of year business transactions and attempting to do some enterprise analysis is the real spooky season.
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Lawmakers still working on farm bill funding solutions
An ag lobbyist says the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are still trying to figure out how to pay for updates in the new farm bill.
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Food price inflation slightly higher in October
Supermarket prices ticked up 0.3% in October, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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NCBA again strongly opposes USDA's decision to allow Paraguayan beef imports
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to allow Paraguayan beef imports starting next month.
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Connecting ag land price and productivity
As financial markets become more volatile, Farmers National's Paul Schadegg expects high-quality, productive land to hold, or even increase, in value.
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K-State cattle nutritionist explains how corn stalk bales can be a feed resource
There is an increase of corn stalks being baled as a feed resource this year because of the shortage of hay and the decrease in pastures available for fall grazing due to a lack of moisture.
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House, Senate Ag reach deal on farm bill extension
A stopgap spending bill released by House Republicans Saturday includes a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill and funding for some relatively small programs that expired on Sept. 30.
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Dicamba registrations hinge on pending federal court decision in lawsuit
A decision on dicamba's fate could be imminent as a federal court in Arizona continues to consider several motions filed during the past year on a lawsuit aimed at taking several dicamba-based herbicides off the shelves.
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Missouri Pork Association announces new executive director
The Missouri Pork Association (MPA) Board of Directors is excited to announce Scott Hays as its next executive director.
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Lower corn prices might stick around awhile
A grain market analyst isn’t optimistic corn prices will improve much before next spring.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases confirmed in Kossuth and Cerro Gordo Counties
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Kossuth and Cerro Gordo Counties.
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DOJ takes action against penalizing farmers for switching poultry processors
Koch Foods, one of the country's largest chicken processors, has reached a proposed settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that Koch threatened farmers with steep "exit penalties" if they tried to leave Koch and grow chickens for another company.
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USDA balances corn demand, raises soy supplies
The chief commodities economist with StoneX Group says USDA made a balance sheet adjustment in the November supply and demand report that could support corn prices.
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'Veterans for Renewable Fuels' project launches with letter to President Biden
The Renewable Fuels Association today announced the launch of Veterans for Renewable Fuels, a new initiative designed specifically for military veterans and immediate family members working in the U.S. ethanol industry.
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USDA launches initiative to enhance competitiveness of the U.S. specialty crops industry
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Torres Small on Thursday announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is initiating a new effort to further support the U.S. specialty crops sector and increase the competitiveness of its products as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to build new, more and better markets that catalyze opportunity for American farmers.
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AFBF analysis: USDA's 2022 disaster aid rules 'drastically' cut payments
Farmers who bought crop insurance in 2022 will receive dramatically less in disaster aid than they have in recent years because of a “progressive factoring methodology” USDA made to the Emergency Relief Program for last year’s losses, according to an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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USDA official says Biden administration continues to work on trade
Critics of the Biden administration say it hasn’t been committed to investing in trade, but an administration official says that isn’t the case.
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Poultry rule requires integrators to share more info with growers
Poultry integrators will have to provide more financial information to prospective or current growers before entering into contracts with them, under a USDA final rule designed to increase transparency and prevent discrimination in the industry.
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9th Circuit upholds permanent injunction on California glyphosate warning
A federal appeals court has ruled the state of California cannot require a cancer warning label on Roundup products containing glyphosate.
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Bayer Group: Third quarter below prior year as expected - Group outlook confirmed
Bayer has confirmed its Group outlook for 2023 after posting third-quarter figures that were down against the previous year.
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Feenstra leads legislation to support agriculture education in Iowa
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced – alongside U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) – the Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization (Future FARMER) Act.
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Calls for farm bill extension getting louder
The chorus in Congress to extend the current farm bill is getting louder.
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Rural races pivotal to House control in 2024 election
A handful of agricultural districts are in line to play pivotal roles as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in 2024 elections, now one year away.
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A fear of the 1980s for farmers and black swan risks for cattle producers
Farmers and ranchers are expressing some anxiety about the downside risks they face with higher loan costs and potential black swan events.
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USDA invests $2.2 million to expand renewable fuels at ethanol plant in Mason City
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Senior Advisor Cindy Axne on Tuesday announced that USDA is awarding a $2,247,011 grant to Golden Grain Energy LLC, an ethanol plant near Mason City, to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.
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