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Fertilizer prices were already soaring due to weather and supply chain shocks exacerbated by the COVID pandemic before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, leading USDA to announce a $250 million investment in new U.S. production capacity. The question is how much impact that funding can have.

The Trump administration improperly assessed the costs of moving two USDA research agencies to Kansas City by among other things failing to account for the large-scale staff losses that would follow, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, hoping to develop and commercialize a source of natural rubber, plans to plant Taraxacum kok-saghyz in Ohio this spring.

Approximately 16,000 visitors wandered past autonomous planters, robotic milkers and other advanced agricultural equipment as they made their way through the heart of the nation’s capitol on Monday and Tuesday.

The Food and Drug Administration for the first time cleared the marketing of products from a biotech food animal, approving beef cattle that are genetically altered to be more tolerant of hot weather.

The National Farmers Union, along with six of its state affiliates and five “right to repair” organizations, filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission Thursday alleging farm equipment giant John Deere is violating antitrust laws by restricting access to software embedded in its machines.

Bayer has announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with MS Technologies to offer soybeans containing the Enlist E3 trait to its customers, beginning in the 2023 growing season.

The Senate will vote this week on a new commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration and will likely extend Friday’s deadline for keeping the government funded, clearing the way for negotiators to finalize a government-wide, fiscal 2022 spending bill.

Robots, self-operating tractors and electric track loaders were among the new innovations showcased at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, indicating the emergence of an automated and electric focus for the machines of the future.

Farm equipment manufacturer John Deere announced the creation of a fully autonomous tractor that it plans to make available to farmers later this year at the Consumer Technology Association conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.