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The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to help repair Ukraine’s agriculture sector from the damages of the Russian invasion even as the war rages on and farmers struggle to bring in crops.

House Democrats, struggling to maintain their tenuous control over the House amid soaring food and fuel prices, win passage of a package of bills aimed at promoting competition in the meat sector, reducing fertilizer usage and expanding the use of biofuels.

Farm groups will be keeping a close eye on the Supreme Court when it kicks off its new term in October.

Ukraine’s farmers are preparing to begin this year’s problematic summer harvest on the 75% of fields not under Russian occupation, but producers, analysts and political leaders are preoccupied with the broader question of where the grain will be stored as efforts falter to reopen exports through Black Sea ports.

The Supreme Court has set Oct. 11 as the date when the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation will be able to make their final case for overturning Proposition 12, a California ballot initiative that would require pork sold in the state to come from sows afforded a minimum amount of space.

Fertilizer giant Nutrien says it plans to expand its ability to offer potash and nitrogen to producers in response to global supply challenges.

A meat processing company is closing a harvesting and processing facility in California due to the rising costs of conducting business in the state.

The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services are calling on the public to help nominate individuals to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, selecting individuals who can help bring an inclusive perspective of the U.S. population.

The House is set today to clear the Senate-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which empowers the Federal Maritime Commission to take steps to clear port bottlenecks and reduce shipping rates.