Reuters – A dozen U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to address the use of Chinese manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security […] Read more
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U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed
USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products […] Read more
U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects
Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. […] Read more
Low water on Mississippi River impacts barges, grain exports ahead of harvest
Chicago | Reuters – Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard told Reuters on […] Read more
Bird flu continues to spread in U.S. dairy farms
The number of dairy farms in the United States that have reported bird flu among their livestock increased to 94 in a dozen states, according to reports. Meanwhile, the Centers […] Read more
Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says
Reuters – Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. […] Read more
Opinion: Rationale behind U.S. trade policy not always easy to follow
Biden makes a surprise protectionist move regarding China
The Biden administration’s trade agenda, mostly forgotten after three years of COVID-19, inflation, war in Ukraine, brutality in the Middle East and a cantankerous Congress, recently surfaced, and wow, is […] Read more
Focus on productivity has high cost, says Vilsack
U.S. agriculture secretary says the drive to increase production has taken a heavy toll on rural communities
Glacier FarmMedia – The pendulum has swung too far in favour of production agriculture, says the U.S. agriculture secretary. Tom Vilsack said the landscape of U.S. agriculture forever changed in […] Read more
Rising U.S.-Chinese tensions raise concerns about trade
Market observers point to moves over the past few years by China and the West to disengage
The trade relationship between China and the United States is deteriorating and poses a threat for U.S. farmers, say analysts.
U.S. feels ‘betrayed’ over dairy deal
Former official says dairy dispute between U.S. and Canada about to erupt again
Glacier FarmMedia – A senior American agricultural policy leader cautions Canadian farmers to expect a resurgence of the dairy dispute. “Watch out on dairy. I think that’s real,” Ted McKinney, […] Read more