Judge Blocks Rule Allowing Farmworkers to Join Unions
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Labor Department from enforcing a rule in 17 states that would prevent agricultural employers from retaliating against migrant workers with H-2A visas for joining labor unions. Employers also couldn’t retaliate for
Political Promises to Lower the Price of Food
The latest results were released from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy survey on the question of whether consumers and voters believe those in political power can address high food prices. Farm Doc Daily from the University
Global Dairy Top 20 Report
RaboResearch’s annual Global Dairy Top 20 report reveals a year of modest gains and strategic shifts within the dairy sector. The report, which analyzes the financial performance of the world’s leading dairy companies, indicates a slight 0.3
Growth Energy: California LCFS Updates Stack the Deck against American Biofuels
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, submitted new comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today, criticizing the board’s latest updates to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for unfairly singling out American
NOPA Calls Proposed Vegetable Oil Cap Unwarranted; Warns of Impact on Fuel Prices, Air Quality, and Consumers
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2024 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today pushed back against an unwarranted proposal to arbitrarily cap vegetable oil feedstocks in biomass-based diesel (BBD) produced for California fuel markets. In comments filed in
Landus Introduces New Farmer-Focused Health Coverage to Meet the Growing Needs of Farmers
DES MOINES, IA – August 27, 2024 – Landus, an Iowa-based agriculture solutions company, today announced new farmer-focused health coverage options through Landus Health and Conduit Health. This unprecedented initiative, powered by Momentum Ag, a Division of
EarthOptics, Pattern Ag Merge to Digitize Soil Health for Climate and Agriculture
ARLINGTON, VA and EMERYVILLE, CA – August 28, 2024 – EarthOptics and Pattern Ag have merged, creating a category leader in soil digitization to power advanced crop management and climate sustainability. The newly combined soil intelligence company will
Fractal Agriculture Expands Farmer-Aligned Equity Investment Product Amid Turbulent Ag Economy
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 27, 2024 – Fractal, a US-based company helping to solve a key gap in farmer financing, has announced an expansion of their farmland co-investment product. Fractal has raised more than $15MM of
AGCO Brings Fendt® 600 Vario® Tractor to North America
DULUTH, Ga., Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today introduced its AE50 award-winning Fendt® 600 Vario® Series tractor to North America. Offering superior maneuverability
Soybean Seed Treatment Expands Protection Against Early-season Challenges
JOHNSTON, Iowa, August 27, 2024 — Corteva Agriscience™ continues to enhance its industry-leading LumiGEN® seed treatment portfolio, by introducing key upgrades to its soybean seed treatment offering to help growers confidently face early-season growing challenges. The LumiGEN® seed treatment portfolio for soybeans now