A salad, a glass of wine, a bit of time and U.S. will be a food importer The American preference for fresh foods year-round, often washed down with a glass of wine—or something stronger—will drive a $100 billion increase in food and ag imports in the years ahead, according to… Continue reading

(AgInsider) As we near George Washington’s birthday Feb. 22 and celebrate Presidents’ Day Feb. 21 (which has traditionally honored both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln), it is an opportunity to look back at the impact that those presidents had on agriculture in the United States. Many will honor the efforts… Continue reading

Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up. Flooding in Brazil Crazy weather in Brazil has hurt production from north to south. Excessive rains during harvest in Mato Grosso are resulting in poor quality soybeans that don’t meet the required germination and vigor to… Continue reading

Anti-hunger advocates push to sign up more college students for SNAP With increasing attention in recent years to the problem of food insecurity on college campuses, anti-hunger advocates have pushed to sign more students up for SNAP benefits. But many students still don’t realize that they may qualify for the… Continue reading

Native American food sovereignty means ‘rebuilding our … food systems, one taste bud at a time’ When Covid-19 hit, intensifying hunger rates and limiting food access across the country, tribal communities drew on ancestral knowledge to mount a resilient response, said A-dae Romero-Briones, who directs Native agriculture and food systems… Continue reading

USDA takes average of 630 days to process civil rights complaints, lawmakers told For decades, the USDA has been accused of racial and gender discrimination in its programs, hiring and employment practices, and it has been subject to both class action lawsuits and settlements. A hearing on Tuesday examined shortcomings… Continue reading

Deadly bird flu found in two more states State and federal officials said they would kill infected poultry flocks in Kentucky and Virginia to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a deadly poultry disease. The Agriculture Department reported the new cases on Monday and asked trading partners… Continue reading

Pandemic casts shadow on sunny cotton outlook Global demand for cotton would reach an all-time high this year, thanks to the economic resurgence from the pandemic that has driven cotton prices to their highest level in a decade, said the National Cotton Council on Sunday. Despite the sunny outlook, prospects… Continue reading

Pushed by high meat prices, food inflation rate hits 7 percent Food prices are rising at a faster and faster rate, reported the Labor Department on Thursday. Food inflation, a modest 2.2 percent a year last May, started 2022 at a 7 percent gallop, the eighth month in a row… Continue reading

‘Phase one’ was doomed to disappoint, and it did, say analysts The 2020 agreement that de-escalated the Sino-U.S. trade war set unrealistically high goals for U.S. exports to China and failed to deliver on them by large margins, say analysts. Overall, China bought just 57 percent of the goods and… Continue reading