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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Investigates High Grocery Prices Despite Slowing Inflation
“We want to make sure that major businesses are not exploiting their power to inflate prices for American families at the grocery store,”...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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USDA Announces Changes to Enhanced Coverage Option Insurance Program
ECO is currently approved for 36 crops and RMA is expanding coverage options to almonds, apples, blueberries, grapes, and walnuts for the...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Israeli Specialty Minerals Company ICL Buys Custom Ag Formulators for $60M
“We are pleased to have Custom Ag Formulators join ICL and bring their expertise to our customers in the U.S.,” said Elad Aharonson...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Popular Ag Companies Are Ditching Their DEI and Climate Initiatives After Backlash
"We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart. Going forward, we will ensure our...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Cargill Grants $1M to Colorado State University to Research Methane Reduction in Cattle
Cargill’s $1 million grant will address a critical agricultural challenge: enteric methane emissions from feedlot cattle, which are natu...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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Over 100 Amazon Workers Strike at Major West Coast Air Hub Due To Unfair Labor Practices
Days after Amazon's largest sale of the year, Prime Day, Amazon workers organizing with the Teamsters at the company's major air hub in...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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Commodity Prices Report 7/15 - 7/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
by AGC News
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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What You Should Know About OSHA's Newly Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule
The proposed rule has different heat-index triggers at 80ºF and 90ºF, but with temperatures currently over 100 degrees for the past mon...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil and What it Means for The World’s Largest Net Exporter of Agricultural Goods
From April 24 to May 4th, Rio Grande do Sol received 16.5 inches of rain. The estimated $600M of losses to the agriculture sectors...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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3 New Sneaky California Water Initiatives to Look Out For on This November‘s Ballot
California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are fast-tracking three new bills that strip away your rights and will cost you...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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USDA Grants $50M to Help Farms Hire Migrant Workers Under H-2A Program
The awards will help improve the resiliency of the U.S. food supply chain by addressing agriculture labor challenges and instability...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Crop Insurance Coverage Exceeds 500 Million Acres for First Time - Up 85% From 2016
Overall enrollment in crop insurance was up 85% in the seven years from 2016. In total, there are roughly 880 million acres of farmland in..
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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China Bans US Meat Exports from Major West Coast Logistics Facility, Disrupting Shipping
China has banned meat exports from a West Coast cold storage facility near the Port of Oakland after traces of the feed additive ractopamine
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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June 2024 Average Retail Fertilizer Prices Move Lower
Prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were down from last month. DAP had an average price of $781 per ton, MAP $827/ton, potash...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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International Freight Prices Are On the Rise Again - Up 12% Last Week Overall
The latest Drewry WCI composite index of $4,716 per 40ft container is 232% more than average 2019 (pre-pandemic) rates of $1,420...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Wonderful Co Sues to Stop California Card-check Law That Makes it Easier to Unionize Farmworkers
The Wonderful Co., which markets Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful juices, and Fiji Water products, filed the lawsuit May 13 in Kern Cou..
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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June USDA Ag Lending Rates
Last week, the USDA announced loan interest rates for ag producers, effective June 3, 2024...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Jeff Bezos Donates $30 Million to NC State University to Create Fake Meat Research Center
The research center, named the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, will include multiple partners from academics and industry, as well...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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USDA Awards $300M to Diversify Ag Export Markets Under Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to expand its presence in Africa by utilizing RAPP funding to better understand and develop dairy...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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