ADM trumpeted its nutrition and flavor business. Now the government’s investigating.
The major food company Archer Daniels Midland announced it was correcting financial information after an internal investigation and investors crying foul.
GRAPHIC: More than a third of the food produced in the US is wasted
With food insecurity soaring, the EPA says solutions must include efforts to redistribute surplus food where possible.
GRAPHIC: US ag census showed fewer farms used manure as fertilizer in the Midwest
The number of farms using manure as fertilizer decreased by 13%, according to USDA figures.
Farmers have clamored for the Right to Repair for years. It’s getting little traction in John Deere’s home state.
The Farm Bureau agreed not to support R2R legislation in exchange for consumer repair diagnostics. Farmers and repair advocates say the tools fall short.
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Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?
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Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to record-warm winter, uncertainty in face of changing climate
This year’s record-warm winter caused sap in some places to flow early, bringing challenges for syrup producers.
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Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.
Investigate Midwest event in Iowa City draws intimate crowd
Donations made at ‘Discovery in Disguise’ will be tripled to support investigative reporting of industrial agriculture.
Experts: Beyond corn and soybeans, farming’s future has plenty of options
Some Iowa growers opt for growing crops outside of the big corn and soybean markets. Farmers and experts hope that, amid the challenges, are potential wins for better health, stronger local economies and an improved environment.
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Tribal nations want more control over their food supply
Food sovereignty, which includes peoples’ right to healthy and culturally appropriate food and the right to define their own food and agriculture systems, is inherent to tribes, a leader says. There’s bipartisan support to work on the matter and hope for more in the farm bill.
Farmers face a precarious future. Is the Farm Bureau on their side?
At the Farm Bureau’s ‘New Frontiers’ conference, tensions flare over the future of farming.
Farmworker advocates take issue with U.S. House ag committee recommendations on H-2A program
Proposals to address the farm labor shortage would harm farm laborers financially, advocates say.
GRAPHIC: Major dairy states see 30% decrease in female producers
The loss bucks a national trend of increasing female agricultural producers.
USDA will implement long-awaited change to country-of-origin labeling rules
Starting in 2026, “Product of U.S.A.” labels will be allowed only on meat and poultry products made from animals that were “born, raised, and slaughtered within the United States.” Experts say it will significantly help U.S.-based producers’ bottom line.
Bill calls for $2 million annually to shore up local food supply chains
“This is the first tangible funding that has come out of Springfield to urban farms,” an urban farm founder said.
Opinion
There soon will be more fireworks over U.S. meat labels
‘Made in the U.S.’ labels can be used by foreign meat producers under certain conditions. Dave Dickey writes about the…
