National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says the farmers’ share of the Thanksgiving food dollar stayed low. Farm loan interest rates increased sharply during the third quarter.
America’s beef exports remained on a red-hot pace in June, topping $1 billion for the fifth time this year. Over 50% of the U.S. was in at least some level of drought for the fourth-straight week.
State and federal officials and some California water districts have agreed to a tentative $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The Russian military is purposefully destroying agricultural machinery, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Many Chinese farmers are shopping online for vital supplies as the spring planting season begins and the coronavirus disrupts traditional supply chains.
Weather issues and dwindling global supplies will put the squeeze on available U.S. onion stocks for the next few months. The National Onion Association reports.