Perspective: We’ll all pay — literally — for lawmakers politicizing pesticides
When farmers are deprived of important tools to control pest pressure, yields suffer. Lower yields means there’s less supply and thus higher prices.
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Perspective: Agriculture needs the global economy
Kelsey Pagelhttp://www.teampagel.com/ ·
November 10, 2021
Agriculture needs a global economy. We need the rest of the world to build pieces of products for us. We need the rest of the world to buy our products.
The devil’s in the details: USDA owes independent processors clear commitments
AGDAILY Contributors ·
November 2, 2021
With the right investments and rules to ensure a level playing field, independent livestock producers can access markets and grow their businesses.
USDA releases report on the importance of highways to ag
AGDAILY Reporters ·
December 18, 2020
Agricultural producers are the single largest user of freight services, comprising 17% of freight movements across all transportation modes.
Biden says U.S. food issues are because of ‘a leadership problem’
AGDAILY Reporters ·
May 20, 2020
With milk being dumped in recent weeks, cattle unable to find markets, and companies such as Tyson Foods issuing warnings about the future of our food supply, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden took a jab at the president by saying that the U.S. is not currently facing a food shortage problem but rather “a leadership […]
USDA releases temporary H-2A rule to hire farm workers
AGDAILY Reporters ·
April 16, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers.