China to Buy $17B in Ag Products | Is Average Age of Farmer Getting Younger? | Female Farmer Panel Announced for WIA Summit
Compilation of news from industry sources (May 22, 2026) China to buy $17 billion ag products from U.S., Lifts Poultry Ban China will purchase at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural products annually through 2028, in addition to soybean commitments already agreed to, the White House said in a fact sheet released Sunday. Speakers announced for WIA female farmer panel A diverse group of female farmers will participate in the Female Producer Panel during the 15th annual Women
World Bee Day: Looking Beyond the Honey Bee to Protect Pollinators
By Caydee Savinelli, Head of North America Stewardship at Syngenta (May 19, 2026) Each year on World Bee Day on May 20, the agriculture community takes a moment to appreciate the role bees play in our food system. But one of the most common misconceptions I see, both inside and outside of agriculture, is that pollination begins and ends with honey bees. Beetles are also native pollinators. The reality is much broader, which is good news because it provides more opportunities
