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Today: September 22, 2024

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US Congress must pass farm spending bill this year, say commodity groups

More than 300 U.S. farm and commodity groups urged Congress in a letter on Monday to pass a long-delayed farm spending bill before the end of the year, as farmers face a

US Congress must pass farm spending bill this year, say commodity groups
Economy|Environment|News

US to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022's Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural

US to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects
Health|News

Hunger in US continued multi-year rise in 2023, government report says

Hunger reached its highest point in the United States in nearly a decade last year, with 18 million households, or 13.5%, struggling at some point to secure enough food, a

Hunger in US continued multi-year rise in 2023, government report says
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US EPA says it is auditing biofuel producers' used cooking oil supply

The U.S.

US EPA says it is auditing biofuel producers' used cooking oil supply
Americas|News|Political

US farm agency to provide discrimination payments to 43,000 farmers

The U.S.

US farm agency to provide discrimination payments to 43,000 farmers
Health|Science

Bird flu infects three more Colorado poultry farm workers

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday announced three additional human cases of bird flu among poultry farm workers, bringing the total number

Bird flu infects three more Colorado poultry farm workers
Election|News|Political

US reactions to President Joe Biden's decision not to seek reelection

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday ended his reelection campaign.

US reactions to President Joe Biden's decision not to seek reelection
Environment|Health

Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads

The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the

Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads
News|Political

US to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol

The U.S.

US to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol
Health

Colorado reports human case of bird flu

Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink

Colorado reports human case of bird flu
Economy|Environment|Health

US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin compensating dairy farmers for the loss of milk supply due to bird flu-infected cows, the agency said on Thursday.

US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu
News

US states must fix 'unprecedented' delays and errors in food aid programs -USDA

U.S. states must address unprecedented levels of delay and error in getting federal food aid to recipients, the Department of Agriculture said in letters sent to governors

Business|Economy

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking
Business|Economy

Biden administration proposes rule on fairer payment for chicken farmers

Poultry companies in the U.S. could be required to adjust how they pay their contract chicken farmers under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday.

Business

US to award Samsung $6.4 billion in grants for Texas chip production complex

The Biden administration will award up to $6.4 billion in grants to South Korea's Samsung to expand its chip production in central Texas as part of a broader effort to

US to award Samsung $6.4 billion in grants for Texas chip production complex
Business

US carbon pipeline company pledges no oil recovery, but Bakken drillers want it

Summit Carbon Solutions, which is trying to build the biggest carbon dioxide capture pipeline in the United States to transport and bury greenhouse gases, has repeatedly

US carbon pipeline company pledges no oil recovery, but Bakken drillers want it
Business

US-Mexico GM corn dispute to be resolved this year -chief agricultural negotiator

The U.S. trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn is expected to be resolved by the end of this year, U.S.

US-Mexico GM corn dispute to be resolved this year -chief agricultural negotiator
Business

US senators have 'deep concerns' over JBS New York listing plans

The New York share listing of Brazilian meat company JBS SA would expose investors to risk and the U.S.

US senators have 'deep concerns' over JBS New York listing plans
Economy

Biden administration to release aviation fuel subsidy guidance by year's end-Agriculture Secretary

U.S.

Biden administration to release aviation fuel subsidy guidance by year's end-Agriculture Secretary
Economy

Investment funds stocking up on US farmland in safe-haven bet

Investment funds have become voracious buyers of U.S. farmland, amassing over a million acres as they seek a hedge against inflation and aim to benefit from the growing

Investment funds stocking up on US farmland in safe-haven bet
Economy|Health

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

Hungry people in the U.S. faced a $33.1 billion shortfall in funds for basic food needs in 2022, but nearly half of them will not qualify for aid, according to a report by

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says
Political

US House committee advances farm bill draft with little support from Democrats

The Republican-led U.S.

US House committee advances farm bill draft with little support from Democrats
World

US to spend $1 billion on food aid abroad amid global hunger crisis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S.

US to spend $1 billion on food aid abroad amid global hunger crisis
World

Explainer-Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change

Technologies that capture carbon dioxide emissions to keep them from the atmosphere are central to the climate strategies of many world governments as they seek to follow

Explainer-Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change
Economy|Health|Science

US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government's latest bid to

US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

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