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The Agribusiness Update
Canada requests talks with Mexico over biotech corn import ban, and Helios Articial Intelligence launches open beta of platform to identify ag supply chain disruptions.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Doug Mollenkopf raises beef cattle for seedstock and freezer beef with his young family on the outskirts of town. The area was evacuated shortly after the derailment.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
What's it going to take to avoid a rail strike that many believe would devastate agriculture? Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley chimes in.
Southeast Regional Ag News
President Biden consulted with his cabinet on Monday, and after the meeting is calling on Congress to step in.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The President sends mixed messages as the ag community waits to see if a railroad strike can be averted, something that could cripple production nationwide.
Southeast Regional Ag News
President Biden says he wants rail unions and freight railroads to resolve their long-running contract dispute themselves, without saying publicly whether or not he’ll intervene or ask Congress to do so, barring an agreement.
The Agribusiness Update
Cargill CEO David MacLennan expects food prices to decline in 2023, and Russia extends the Black Sea Grain Export Deal for another 120 days.
California Ag Today
Shipping challenges continue to make life difficult for farmers and sellers who need to move commodities to overseas markets. Mike Seyfert, president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association, says the falling levels on U.S. waterways plus the threat of a potential railroad strike is almost a perfect storm.
The Agribusiness Update
California winegrape growers try high-wire trellises to mitigate effects of heat, and the second railroad union votes to reject contract settlement.
The Agribusiness Update
The sign-up period is open for new cost-share program for irrigation wells in Southwest Georgia, and the second railroad union votes to reject contract settlement.
The Agribusiness Update
National Cattlemen's Beef Association condemns Google's new sustainability feature calling it bias against beef, and largest railroad union votes no on new contract with strike pending.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The third-largest rail workers union in the country is the first to say "no" to a deal brokered in part by the Biden administration.
Southeast Regional Ag News
A tentative agreement announced Thursday looks likely to head off a strike that would have brought freight trains across the U.S. to a screeching halt. However, the entire storyline showcases with a glaring spotlight how fragile the nation’s supply chain really is.
Southeast Regional Ag News
According to FreightWaves.com, we are now hearing from union members who say that that board simply chose to kick the can down the road.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. freight rail network has seen disruptions as of late with rail unions announcing a strike and President Joe Biden establishing a presidential emergency board to help resolve the labor dispute.
Farm of the Future
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is working on developing the American Farm Trail App.
Southeast Regional Ag News
A bipartisan letter sent last week outlined the negative impact the poor service is having on the fertilizer industry and the overall agricultural sector.
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers concerns over wildfire insurance coverage, and Commodity Credit Corp gives financial boost to USDA's response to bird flu.
The Agribusiness Update
Peanut prices fall for week ending April 23, and Commodity Credit Corporation lends financial support for USDA's response to bird flu.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Association are voicing their concerns about the Biden Administration's final phase 1 revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.