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The U.S. and European Union are working to smooth out trade differences when it comes to aviation and steel, but the U.S. dairy sector says a proposed European overhaul to the health certificates it requires for imports is a major threat to American exports.

The National Corn Growers Association is out with a report that documents past sustainability improvements by U.S. corn farmers and sets goals to reach by 2030.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service and US Biologic announced recently that their researchers have developed an oral solution to fight the parasitic disease poultry coccidiosis.

The Agriculture Department says it will spend more than $4 billion to address supply chain issues in the farm sector highlighted by the COVID pandemic and the recent cyberattack on meatpacker JBS.

Stakeholders from Capitol Hill to the Corn Belt are backing a push to incorporate sustainable practices into production agriculture, but farmers will need additional know-how and monetary support to make that happen, panelists said at an Agri-Pulse webinar Monday.

Consumer demand for healthy foods is rising, and a non-GMO soybean variety containing high oleic trait technology could help meet those demands while also providing benefits to farmers.

Soaring prices for commodities ranging from corn to cotton have fueled a sense of optimism for some farmers this growing season, but economists and land investors warn that the highs could be short-lived and that higher cash rents and production expenses could squeeze growers sooner than they expect.