CDC Confirms HPAI Avian Flu in One Human in Texas

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(Texas)– On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the USDA confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in one person who had recently been exposed to sick dairy cattle in Texas. The risk

USTR Releases a Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. It provides a comprehensive review of the significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services, U.S. foreign direct investments,

NMPF Comments Put Farmers First

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The National Milk Producers Federation submitted its final formal legal brief on behalf of the Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization to USDA. The brief, submitted on March 29 and hand-delivered to USDA, emphasized that those farmers are

Public Perceptions of the U.S. Food System

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The Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey recently completed two years of tracking consumer sentiment on a multitude of food and agricultural policy issues. The survey found that a large majority of consumers believe the food system

AGCO and Trimble Close Joint Venture, Form PTx Trimble

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DULUTH, Ga. and WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) and Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today announced the closing of their joint venture (JV) transaction. The JV, known as PTx Trimble, combines Trimble’s precision agriculture business and AGCO’s