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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions plans to acquire an Iowa fertilizer plant owned by OCI Global, a Dutch company, in a $3.6 billion deal that will turn over complete ownership of the facility.
A bipartisan group of senators and House members is urging the International Trade Commission to consider farmer voices as it decides what to do about Moroccan phosphate imports.
Supermarket prices rose just 0.1% in November as lower costs for beef, pork and poultry offset higher prices for fruits, vegetables, cereals and bakery products, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
Global demand requires that the world add more than 20 million acres to crop production over the next five years, agricultural economist Dan Basse told attendees of the American Seed Trade Association’s annual field crop convention in Orlando Wednesday.
The government could save taxpayers “hundreds of millions per year” by reducing crop insurance companies’ rate of return on the program in line with market conditions, according to the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress.
The Agriculture Department's latest Farm Income Forecast projects net farm income will fall this year amid higher production expenses, lower cash receipts and declining direct government payments.
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