Articles by Jake Zajkowski

The Republican National Convention moves into its third day, with a focus on national security. But we can expect a continued focus on immigration and China as well as the Middle East.

Significant shifts in agricultural commodity markets are expected in the next decade, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) say in their Agricultural Outlook.

Tyson Foods downsizes operations in Georgia while Smithfield Foods advanced plans for public stock trading in the United States.

Regenerative agriculture incentive programs are reaching peanut growers in the southeast United States, promising lower emission benefits through a partnership with National Black Growers Council (NBGC), J.M. Smucker Co. and ADM.

U.S. beef exports saw their highest export value since June 2023, reaching $900 million in May, while pork exports trailed in both volume and value compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are posing a significant threat to Western U.S. agriculture, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage. The American Farm Bureau Federation estimates that these pests result in $318 million in crop losses annually.

Syngenta is facing a lawsuit from Brazil’s Attorney General of the Union’s Office (AGU), which claims health and environmental impacts from an insecticide containing a toxic product found at triple the authorized level.

Every summer, the next generation of staffers, analysts, lobbyists and communications specialists comes to D.C. This is the second part of two-part series on the interns in congressional offices and farm-related organizations in Washington this summer.

The monthly Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reported a five-point decline in farmer sentiment in June, three points lower than in May.

Worker layoffs in Iowa agribusiness have extended to the meat processing industry with Smithfield Foods' closure of its ham boning facility at Altoona, and intensified in farm equipment manufacturing, as John Deere cut another 300 jobs.