U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Reopens Eagle Pass and El Paso Rail Crossings
(EL PASO and EAGLE PASS, TX) — After immense pressure from farm groups, railroads and lawmakers this week, it was announced on Friday that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has reopened the rail crossings at both Eagle
CLAAS Takes Seven of Fifty at AE50 Awards
Harsewinkel/Omaha — Seven CLAAS product innovations are among this year’s winners of the AE50 Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE). The award ceremony will take place in February 2024 at the ASABE
Farm Foundation® Announces 2024 Agricultural Economics Trade and Sustainability Fellow
OAK BROOK, Ill. (Dec. 21, 2023) – Farm Foundation, an accelerator of practical solutions for agriculture, has named Dr. Sandro Steinbach as its 2024 Agricultural Economics Trade and Sustainability Fellow. Steinbach is an associate professor of agribusiness
Columbia Grain International is Cultivating Community Christmas
PORTLAND, OR (DECEMBER 2023)- It‘s estimated that 13 million children in the U.S. live in food-insecure homes, and this year, more than 1 in 3 Americans are foregoing gifts due to inflation. Corporate holiday giving is one way
Smithfield Foods Distributes More Than 7,000 Free Holiday Hams in St. Charles, Illinois
Smithfield, Va., Dec. 22, 2023 — Smithfield Foods distributed 7,300 free Smithfield Spiral Quarter Hams to brighten the holidays for individuals and families in the St. Charles, Illinois, area. “The holiday season is a time of giving, so
CattleCon24 Showcases Sustainability Efforts
Caring for animals, conserving natural resources, and maintaining a viable business are critical components of transitioning cattle operations to future generations. Two unique sessions during CattleCon24 in Orlando, Florida, provide opportunities to share ideas and continue conversations
Border Rail Shutdown Hits US Ag Trade With its Largest Trade Partner Mexico
The partisan fight in Congress over tougher southern border controls to stem record illegal immigration is now slowing legal farm trade with America’s biggest foreign customer, Mexico. The fight that’s kept lawmakers from passing a national security
Farmers and Ranchers are Stepping Up Opposition to the Estate Tax
The American Farm Bureau Federation was part of a letter to Congress expressing opposition to the estate tax. Dustin Sherer, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau, talks about what was in the letter. Sherer
NCGA Applauds Nutrient Runoff Reduction
The National Corn Growers Association applauds the sustained reductions in nutrient losses reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The reductions are shrinking the average size of the hypoxia zone, as recently documented in a task force report to
First Disability-Accessible Tractor Produced in Brazil
CNH Industrial launched the world’s first tractor that’s accessible for people with lower limb disabilities. The New Holland TL5 was produced in Brazil and developed in partnership with several inclusive mobility companies. CNH also enlisted farmer and