Agriculture Dive

Also in this week’s farm technology news: CH4 Global begins large-scale production of methane reduction feed additives and an indoor greens grower expands and rebrands.

Amid a downturn in the farm economy and federal funding uncertainty, a new pilot offers additional incentives for producers to adopt sustainable practices. 

Duties on Mexico and Canada could take effect this weekend. Here’s what to know.

A merger with South American producer Mantiqueira Brasil comes amid soaring U.S. egg prices.

The closures, which will lead to layoffs of more than 1,600 people, come as bird flu ravages farms and consumer tastes change.

Agriculture groups welcomed the former New York representative’s approach to deregulation and his support for extending year-round access to E15.

The public offering came in at $522 million, although the pork producer had anticipated more than $900 million.

The finding at a California duck farm is raising alarms among public health experts that bird flu could further mutate into “unpredictable new viruses.”

The Office of Management and Budget said aid to farmers won’t be affected, but listed dozens of USDA programs to be reviewed for “Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies.”

The USDA is expecting consumer costs to rise another 20% this year as bird flu devastates commercial flocks.