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A global food crisis is expected this fall amid the war in Ukraine and other factors, and a House Ag panel is looking at U.S. overseas food aid programs.

**The U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA announced changes to the safeguard on Japan's imports of U.S. beef.

Growers in California are beginning plantings of sunflowers this month amid major uncertainty over the impacts the Russian invasion of Ukraine will have on markets for seeds and sunflower oil.

Growth Energy is urging the Department of Energy to address a recent “inaccurate and misleading” study about ethanol that claims to be partially funded by the department.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded nearly $1.5 million for pest management research.

Farmers around the country, are bracing for further spikes in fuel and other energy costs, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed crude oil prices higher.

Nutrien, the world's largest fertilizer producer, says Russia's invasion of Ukraine could result in prolonged disruptions of fertilizer supplies.

Every week GasBuddy survey of 91 stations in the valley shows the cheapest gas can be found in Wapato at $3.38 cents per gallon.

The World Ag Expo reopened to in-person attendance after being virtual last year due to the pandemic. Farmland values continued to increase through the end of 2021.

At the recent Cattle Industry Convention, USDA provided an update on the upcoming disaster assistance for ag producers impacted by weather-related disasters in 2020 and 21.