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News We've Heard...

Here are some recent stories in the news that caught our attention:

11-12-24 -- Cargill publishes 2024 Impact Report

11-12-24 -- CoBank sees M&A deals picking up in food and beverage space

11-7-24 -- Who will be the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?

11-5-24 -- How to climate-proof crops: scientists say the secret’s in the dirt

11-6-24 -- What a second Trump administration means for food and farms

11-4-24 -- USDA invests $50M in organic research

11-1-24-- China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks

11-1-24 -- Climate change stops workers getting to the farm

11-1-24 -- Keeping the farm in the Farm Bill

 

10-30-24 -- Farmers are making less money this year as ag economy normalizes

10-30-24 -- Farm loans above $1M soar as ag economy deteriorates

10-30-24 -- Higher CPG costs weigh on consumers, manufacturers

10-30-24 -- USW promotes Lu to managing director, China

10-30-24 -- Research suggests women farmers may improve local economies

10-29-24 -- AI in agriculture: Will it close or widen the gender gap?

10-29-24 -- United Animal Health founder John B. Swisher dies at age 95

10-28-24 -- One in three tree species at risk of extinction: report

10-28-24-- Manufacturing needs more women

10-28-24 -- Canada on track to be world's third-largest wheat exporter in '24-25 crop year

10-28-24 -- Lloyd’s and MIGA partner to drive $1.2 billion climate-smart agriculture initiative

10-25-24 -- Women in Ag: Kathy Bell is essential in the success of Bell Livestock

10-25-24 -- New AI-based technologies offer weed control solutions
 

10-25-24 -- Syngenta Group is Science Magazine’s top ag employer

10-24-24 -- Rabobank has published its North American Agribusiness Report for October 

10-23-24 -- World Bank set to double agriculture funding to $9 billion

10-22-24 -- Meat Institute president, CEO named Most Impactful Woman of 2024 by WMIN

10-22-24 -- The state of spend

10-22-24 -- Danish agtech FarmDroid secures €10.5 million for its autonomous, solar-powered agricultural robot

10-21-24 -- Global farmers eye agtech and sustainability

10-21-24 -- 90% of farmers to maintain or increase spending on bio-based crop protection, says McKinsey global farmer survey

10-21-24 -- AgroSpheres and BASF announce major strategic partnership

10-21-24 -- Ranchbot appoints Greg Mellinger to advisory board

10-18-24 -- EPA approves alternative to widely used weedkiller

10-18-24 -- The regenerative ag revolution starts with women: Q&A with Stephanie Anderson

10-18-24 -- US grain exports in all forms increase 26%

10-17-24 -- US drought conditions intensify, impacting key agricultural regions

10-17-24 -- Meat Institute announces new officers, board members

10-16-24 -- American Farmland Trust is looking to empower women in ag to protect the land and embrace conservation

10-15-24 -- Ardent Mills finds five trends fuel purchasing decisions

10-14-24 -- Missouri net farm income takes another dip in 2024

10-14-24 -- Cal-Maine plans $40M investment to expand cage-free egg production

10-13-24 -- These countries have the world's most productive farms

10-10-24 -- USDA invests $46 million in veteran, underserved and beginning farmers

10-10-24 -- Pennsylvania invests over $6.7 million to ensure 28 farms in 16 counties stay farms forever

10-9-24 -- New report reveals ag isn’t on track to meet rising demand

10-8-24 -- CIBO Technologies partners with Scoular to enhance adoption of regenerative farming

10-8-24 -- Three corridor projects that will change the face of global maritime trade. [video]

10-8-24 -- Green glass ceiling: Women are being left out of jobs in sustainable sectors, shows IMF analysis

 

10-7-24 -- Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too.

10-7-24 -- USDA Awards $19.2M in Scholarships for Undergraduates at 1890 Land-grant Institutions

10-3-24-- The female vision: Women in feed

10-2-24 -- ‘Nobody anticipated it being this bad’ in East Tennessee as Helene flooding devastates unharvested crops

10-2-24 -- Hurricane Helene causes billions in ag damage

10-1-24 -- State of agricultural payments: New Bushel report shows payment trends in agriculture

10-1-24 --Sustainability a hot topic at WIA Summit

10-1-24 -- Producers share challenges, hope for women in ag
 

9-30-24 -- A port strike could cost the economy $5 billion per day, here's what it could mean for you

9-30-24 -- Syngenta Group adds cutting-edge GenAI to Cropwise

9-30-24 -- The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill

9-27-24 -- Diverse entrepreneurs get $1.5M lift in agri-food

9-27-24 -- US ag facing trifecta of infrastructure disruptions

9-25-24 -- Port strike could sink access to foreign markets

9-24-24 -- America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s

9-25-24 -- Women in Agribusiness Summit 2024

 

9-25-24 -- Cargill to sell five Australian sites to Viterra

9-24-24 -- New Bayer seed tech: What it means for farmers

9-24-24 -- America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s

9-24-24 -- Corteva Agriscience’s program to drive 2 mn women to agri-value chain by 2030

9-23-24 -- Drought conditions worsen, impacting key agricultural areas

9-17-24 -- Third year of farm income decline is on the horizon

9-17-24 -- Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?

9-17-24 -- Innovating the fields: Five tech innovations driving the future of agriculture

9-17-24 -- After months of anticipation, food giant Cargill decides on Atlanta's Midtown Technology Square for tech hub that will add 400 jobs.

9-16-24 -- US soy is so cheap that even rival Argentina is buying it

9-16-24 -- Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.

9-14-24 -- Weakening income weighs on farmer sentiment

9-13-24 -- Purdue researcher awarded $10M for extension of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety

9-12-24 -- Sharon Beals discusses her recent Women in Agribusiness Summit milestone

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9-12-24 -- Scoular opens canola and soybean oilseed crush facility

9-12-24 -- The CDC declared this vegetable to be the healthiest — and it just may surprise you

9-12-24 -- $6.5m project hoping to improve on-farm forecasting using AI

9-12-24 -- Support for regenerative agriculture drops if food costs more

9-11-24 -- The gender wage gap just widened for the first time in 20 years

9-10-24 -- USDA invests nearly $121M in specialty crops research and organic agriculture production

9-10-24 -- Cargill expands US animal nutrition presence with two feed mill acquisitions

9-9-24 -- AI boosts indoor food production’s energy sustainability

9-9-24 -- 5 intriguing examples of diversity in agriculture

9-9-24 -- 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Conservation and representation with Jaclyn Wilson

9-9-24 -- College ag dean appointed president of IFT

 

9-6-24 -- Barbados sets global example with AI advisor for agriculture

9-6-24 -- Cargill’s insight on water use in global agriculture

 

9-5-24 -- Agriculture in the red: Net farm income drops again in 2024 forecast

 

9-5-24 -- Deeply divided? Calls for EU’s future of food and agriculture to focus on farmers


9-5-24 -- USDA: Largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal

9-4-24 -- Food insecurity in the US rises in 2023

9-2-24 -- Harnessing AI to fight global deforestation

9-2-24 -- Applicants sought for US ag trade committees

9-1-24 -- The road to influence with American Agri-Women

August 2024 -- Census of Agriculture

8-30-24 -- Reduced interest overseas in U.S. soybeans

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8-30-24 -- Worst drought in 40 years puts Brazil’s major crops at risk

8-29-24 -- A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.

8-29-24 -- USDA allocates $35 million to strengthen U.S. fertilizer production capabilities

8-27-24 -- Women play a crucial role in agriculture—so why are they often locked out of owning land?

8-28-24 -- USDA report highlights growth in US agricultural productivity

8-26-24 -- CRISPR and garlic could offer relief from climate-killing cow burps, farts

8-26-24 -- Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon

8-24-24 -- Panama Canal Authority sees Rio Indio project as answer to future droughts

8-23-24 -- Women's Meat Industry Network executive director receives WIA Demeter Award

8-23-24 -- A new bill could benefit women farmers

8-23-24 -- Mexico is on China’s heels as top U.S. food and ag export market

8-23-24 -- Canadian rail operations poised to resume after government intervenes

8-22-24 -- The Women in Agribusiness Summit is set to kick off in September!

8-20-24 -- Inari grows Indiana footprint, accelerates product operations with $20 million expansion

8-20-24 -- ADM and Farmers Business Network form JV to boost regenerative agriculture and sustainable grain supplies

8-16-24 -- USDA announces $99.6 million for biofuels and clean energy projects

8-15-24 -- GRAPHIC: Nearly one-third of Midwest ag exports sent to Asian markets

8-15-24 -- Welcome to the nature positive investing movement

8-14-24 -- Global Affairs Canada advocates for greater women’s representation in agriculture

8-14-24 -- Snickers owner Mars to buy Kellanova for $35.9B

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