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Republicans Counter Prop 12 and Corn Soy Wheat Sales Plunge
The Agribusiness Update
Republican Senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would strike down California's animal-welfare law created through Proposition 12, and sales of corn, soybeans and wheat all plunged week to week in the seven days that ended on April 3, according to data from the USDA.
Zeldin Nominated to Lead EPA and Threat to OSHA's Heat Rule
The Agribusiness Update
President-elect Trump has selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency, and the coming months will likely mean the death of OSHA’s recently published heat safety rule, but experts say it won’t necessarily mean no standard will come to pass.
Almond Growers Diversify and Dairy Methane Capture Improves
The Agribusiness Update
As almond prices plunge, growers are focused on their bottom lines, looking for ways to diversify their crop portfolios to shore up narrowing profit margins, and Amp Americas projects reduce more than two million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions since 2012.
Syngenta Sustainability
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Val Dolcini, head of business sustainability and government affairs at Syngenta, wants to encourage those farmers who haven’t taken steps to improve their sustainability to take the plunge.
Ag Finance Groups Donate to Maui and Fertilizer Prices Continue Down
The Agribusiness Update
Farm Credit Association, American AgCredit, CoBank, and
Farmer Mac, are donating $40,000 to the Maui Food Bank after the devastating wildfires on the island, and fertilizer prices have continued their year-long-plus decline through the first two weeks of August.
Read More Ag Finance Groups Donate to Maui and Fertilizer Prices Continue Down
The Agribusiness Update
Farm Credit Association, American AgCredit, CoBank, and
Farmer Mac, are donating $40,000 to the Maui Food Bank after the devastating wildfires on the island, and fertilizer prices have continued their year-long-plus decline through the first two weeks of August.
Read More Wheat Prices Plunge and U.S. Agribusiness Trade Mission to Kenya
The Agribusiness Update
Wheat prices plunge after Russian agrees to resume allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, and U.S. agribusinesses head to Kenya for trade mission.
Vilsack's Climate Change Policy and Meat Packers COVID Rates Plunge
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack lays out his system to alleviate climate change, and COVID cases among meat and poultry workers plunge.
Valent-FFA Sustainable Education and Impact of COVID on Dairy
The Agribusiness Update
Valent USA partners with FFA to offer free educational cirriculum on Sustainability in Agriculture, and dairy markets feeling the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.