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We provide a glimpse into the ag sector with the "News We've Heard..." below, but here, we highlight stories we've found that are "mirAGulous" or out of the ordinary. Enjoy!
Here are some recent stories in the news that caught our attention:
1-3-25 -- Nicole Johnson-Hoffman starts new job at Meat Institute
1-3-25 -- Producers take many paths to regenerative ag
1-2-25 -- Slideshow: Top 15 North American grain majors
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12-30-24 -- China approves more GM crops to boost yields, ensure food security
12-27-24 -- Experts worried bird flu spread Is reaching the boiling point
12-26-24 -- 10 understated things economists say could impact agriculture in the new year
12-23-24 -- BASF to sell Food and Health Performance Ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company
12-20-24 -- What’s in store for grain shippers?
12-19-24 -- Mexico has become America’s most reliable dairy customer
12-18-24 -- California declares state of emergency due to H5N1 in dairy cattle
12-18-24 -- How agtech is integrated into college curriculums
12-17-24 -- A Farm Bill extension without economic aid for farmers sparks intense negotiations and debate in Congress
12-16-24 -- Top 5 agtech trends for 2025: What’s next for regenerative agriculture?
12-16-24 -- No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
12-16-24 -- Top trends shaping Canadian agriculture in 2025
12-16-24 -- American Agri-Women honors Amanda Radke
12-16-24 -- One Bio nets US$27M to commercialize agricultural waste conversion technology
12-16-24 -- Viterra drops plans to acquire Cargill sites in South Australia
12-16-24 -- Farm groups demand ag aid despite Congressional impasse
12-13-24 -- Nearly all U.S. farms are family farms, USDA says
12-12-24 -- The states with the most—and least—Christmas spirit, ranked
12-12-24 -- Egg prices are sizzling again
12-11-24 -- Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation
12-11-24 --Why the world can’t ignore the demand for potash
12-11-24 -- USDA announces nearly $335M in grants to support private forestland management and conservation
12-11-24 -- Here are the farm expenses that increased the most in 2024
12-11-24 -- Two-thirds of large crop farms use precision agriculture technology, says report
12-10-24 -- First Canadian greenhouse grower receives B Corp. certification
12-10-24 -- In historic moment, first U.S. in-ovo sexed chicks now en route to NestFresh Farms
12-10-24 -- Farmer optimism soars post-election, reaching 3-year high
12-10-24 -- First Canadian greenhouse grower receives B Corp. certification
12-9-24 - Trump trade tariffs: How will international levies impact the F&B industry?
12-9-24 -- What happens when women in the pork industry rise up together
12-9-24 -- A Year in the Life of a Christmas Tree Farmer
12-9-24 -- USDA orders testing nationwide for bird flu virus in milk fresh from the cow
12-6-24 -- 4 changes coming to US trade policy in early 2025
12-6-24 -- US corn crop hits record-breaking quality marks in 2024
12-5-24 --Zoetis, AgNext form strategic cattle research collaboration
12-5-24 -- Consumer concerns around AI use in food manufacturing pose threat to industry, shows research
12-4-24 -- Global beef markets to navigate uncertainty in 2025
12-4-24 -- NGFA appoints new VP of Feed and Sustainability
12-3-24 -- Landmark photosynthesis gene discovery boosts plant height, advances crop science
12-3-24 -- US farmer sentiment soars after election
12-2-24 -- Where is farmland going?
12-2-24 -- USDA plans to spend nearly $27 million on agriculture tech grants
12-1-24 -- Regenerative agriculture not on consumers’ radar
12-1-24 -- Tariffs have potential to hit ag especially hard
12-1-24 -- China to invest $1 billion in Kazakhstan's agriculture
11-27-24 -- Voracious U.S. demand means biggest food and ag trade deficit ever
11-27-24 -- Creating new opportunity for Canadian-grown and -processed soy
11-26-24 -- Trump taps Dr. Martin A. Makary for FDA
11-25-24 -- XPRIZE ‘Feed the next billion’ finalists learn there is no $10m grand prize: ‘It feels dishonest’
11-25-24 -- Sustainability and growth in the Canadian beef sector
11-25-24 -- Get to know Brooke Rollins, nominee for agriculture secretary
11-25-24- Meet the RanchHERs behind Arizona’s historic 7-Up Ranch
11-25-24 -- US groups react to Rollins nomination to ag secretary
11-22-24 -- 49 states are in drought conditions, threatening water resources and agriculture
11-22-24 -- FSIS makes leadership changes
11-21-24 -- Bunge reaches 100% monitoring of its indirect soy value chain in Brazil’s priority regions
11-21-24 --- Trump tariffs to slow US trade, says analyst
11-21-24 -- Farm women face old challenges
11-21-24 -- Senate releases long-awaited farm bill draft. Here’s what’s in it
11-20-24 -- A new dairy grazing alliance launches to help grow all parts of the sector
11-20-24 -- Corteva, BP pursuing SAF JV
11-20-24 -- Women-focused ag-media organization will launch soon
11-18-24 -- Study highlights unique challenges of farming while raising a family, managing household
11-17-24 --10 fun facts about turkeys
11-15-24 -- U.S. ag, food industry groups express concerns about Trump’s proposed mass deportation plans
11-15-24 -- Animal ag helping meet UN’s sustainable goals
11-15-24 -- U.S. consumers’ meat preferences are changing
11-15-24 -- New tech aims to transform nitrogen supply in agriculture
11-14-24 -- Do tariffs work? Ag economists weigh in
11-14-24 -- National Farmers Union outlines first-100-days priorities in letter to President-Elect Trump
11-13-24 -- As rural America turns gray, ‘older age’ counties triple
11-13-24 -- The USDA's Economic Research Service has released its annual "Rural America at a Glance" report for 2024
11-13-24 -- New research shows U.S. agriculture as potential to be greenhouse gas negative
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
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