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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, January 13, 2025
The United Nations was quick to applaud a deal struck in mid-May to keep the Black Sea Grain Initiative from imploding under Russian pressure, but about two weeks later Moscow is again blocking vessel access to Ukrainian ports amid talks to clear an obstacle to Russian ammonia exports.
Kevin McCarthy faces his first test as House speaker as Republicans consider a package of rules changes, the first action scheduled in the chamber since McCarthy won the post in the early hours of Saturday.
The Russian government says it will continue to allow grain shipments out of the Black Sea. All inspections of grain ships were due to stop on Wednesday because of uncertainty about Russia's plans.
Scientists are reporting some major success in sharply boosting crop yields by engineering plants to be more efficient at photosynthesis - their process of turning light into food.
As ships filled with Ukrainian grain leave Odesa ports for the first time in five months, the Ukrainian ag sector is cautiously optimistic that trade will save farmers, and the United Nations is hoping to see food prices drop for the neediest countries.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, which represents John Deere and other ag equipment firms, is throwing its support behind an effort to pour federal money into rebuilding the U.S. semiconductor industry.
