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President Biden will meet President Vladimir Putin as planned on June 16, after holding Russia culpable for the ransomware attack that crippled meatpacker JBS.

In response to the ransomware attack, USDA is working with the White House, Homeland Security, JBS and others offering assistance to mitigate potential supply or price issues.

**Representatives from Faulkner University, Alabama Farmers Federation and the National Agricultural Law Center gathered last week to establish a three-year Alabama Ag Law Pathway.
www.alfafarmers.org reports, starting next spring, first-year students in Faulkner’s Jones School of Law…

Small-stature tomato plants being developed by the University of California could benefit indoor urban agriculture, and could perhaps be grown on long-duration space flights.

Some pandemic-related changes in eating habits have begun to ease, and others appear to have endured, according to a new survey.

The importance of market diversification for U.S. red meat exports was a key point of emphasis at the U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference, that was held virtually last week.

People have been buying more strawberries during the pandemic, which has increased demand for the starter plants farmers use to grow the crop.

University of California groundwater supplies research shows nearly 300 rural communities could benefit from “managed aquifer recharge.”

A decade ago, farmers received 17.6¢ of each $1 spent on food, but today their share is barely above 14¢ while processors, retailers, and others in the food chain take a larger share.

The USDA Farm Service Agency's first notice of funding availability announced loan payments for eligible borrowers with qualifying direct farm loans under the American Rescue Plan Act.