Tag: Farming
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Trump Comments Spark New Debate Over Chinese Owned Farmland
Comments from President Donald Trump are stirring fresh debate across farm country after the president defended Chinese purchases of American farmland during a recent visit to Beijing. Speaking during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump argued that banning foreign buyers from the farmland market could hurt U.S. farmers financially by reducing land…
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Stink Bugs Expanding Across Missouri Soybean Fields
Missouri soybean growers may need to spend more time scouting fields this summer as new research from the University of Missouri shows stink bugs are now widespread across the state’s soybean acres. Researchers with MU Extension surveyed 316 commercial soybean fields during the 2024 and 2025 growing seasons and collected more than 2,700 stink bugs…
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Dairy producers tighten biosecurity as new H5N1 cattle transport rules take effect
Dairy operations across several states are adjusting cattle movement plans and on farm biosecurity protocols following USDA changes tied to the ongoing H5N1 avian influenza response in dairy herds. Federal animal health officials are now using a tiered surveillance system that changes testing requirements depending on a state’s disease status. Dairy cattle from states meeting…
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Trump backs possible federal gas tax suspension
President Donald Trump says he would support temporarily suspending the federal gasoline tax as fuel prices remain elevated across the country. Speaking to reporters this week, Trump said he would back removing the federal gas tax “until it’s appropriate” as consumers continue dealing with higher fuel costs tied to global energy uncertainty and tensions involving…
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Corteva announces headquarters plans following company split
Corteva has announced where its two future companies will be headquartered following the company’s planned separation later this year. The agricultural technology company says its crop protection business, currently referred to as “New Corteva,” will be based in Indianapolis, Indiana following the separation expected during the fourth quarter of 2026. Company officials say the Indianapolis…
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Georgia peanut growers balancing moisture and early season pressure
In Georgia, peanut producers are working through a mixed start to the growing season as weather patterns vary across the state. Some regions have received timely rainfall, helping establish stands, while others remain dry enough to slow emergence and require closer management. That variability is creating uneven crop development, which can carry through the season…