Two years after taking office, agriculture groups through Farmers for Free Trade call on the Senate to confirm two key agricultural trade officials in the Biden administration.
Climate change represents an “existential threat” to agriculture in California. CA Depart. of Food and Agriculture, who says 8 of 20 major crops grown in California could be most affected by increasingly hot and dry conditions.
The USDA announced $121 million in funding for critical infrastructure to combat climate change in rural America. Agricultural credit conditions remained strong in the second quarter.
U.S. beef exports soared to another new value record in March, totaling almost 126,300 metric tons, 1% higher than last year and the third-largest on record.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau against California’s Proposition 12.
The Swine Health Information Center started a coalition to study ideal methods for cleaning and disinfecting feed mills following a potential African Swine Fever Outbreak.