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Agricultural Stories For 9/8/26
Companies
Grassley Asks Trump to Take on Seed and Chemical Companies the Way He Took on Big Pharma
Meatpacker Scrutiny, Biofuel Wins, Farm Bill Leadership Take Center Stage
New World Screwworm Threat Prompts Emergency Authorization of Bimectin Injections
Americans Fed Up with Fast-Food Prices Are Sending Chains a Clear Message, CEO Says
National Beef Workers Ratify New Labor Contract
Campbell's Outlines Turnaround Plan for Fiscal 2027
Cargill Studies Burger Trends Shaping Product Innovation
Inflation, AI and the Fight for Consumer Loyalty
Smithfield Foods Awards $800,000 in Employee Family Scholarships
Diesel Price Hits Record High, Fuels Grocery Inflation Concerns
Watchlist
Thompson Introduces Bill to Protect Farmland From Eminent Domain
EPA Supplemental WOTUS Would Tighten Definitions of Protected Waters, Wetlands
China Trade Remains in Focus as US Ag Exports Rebound
Farm Income Falls Despite Surge in Government Payments
Alabama Congressman Introduces Bill to Reverse Trump Beef Import Order
2026 Farm Income Outlook Brightens While Fuel and Fertilizer Costs Surge
FAPRI Expects Sizeable USDA Farm Program Payments
Farm Tech Outperforms Humans Through Consistency, Not Skill
New Youth Program to Address Suicide Crisis
Harvest Squeeze: Record-High Diesel Prices Negate $6 Corn
Farmers, Conservationists Mourn the Loss of Iowa Corn, Soybean Farmer Ray Gaesser
Beef
Trump Signs Orders to Allow Ranchers to Protect Herds From Wolves, Expand Meat Processing
Beef Export Value Remained Strong in July; Pork Exports Below Year-Ago
Trump's New Beef Orders Draw Praise and Pushback From Ag Groups
High Heifer Prices Raise Stakes For Herd Rebuilding
COOL: The Big, Beautiful Nothing of an Executive Order
CBP Supports Federal Response to New World Screwworm Threat
Trump Works to Regain Favor with Cattle Industry
What Beef-on-Dairy Calves Bring With Them From the Dairy
Drought and the "Million Dollar Question" - Panelists Discuss Tough Drought Decisions
How to Grow America's Cattle Herd
Pork
World Food Prices Hit Near Four-Year High in August
House Ag Committee Chairman Calls on Growers to Push Lawmakers as H-2A Bill Stalls
Fox Parvovirus: New Disease Appears on Global Swine Health Radar
September SHIC Report Tracks African Swine Fever Spikes in European Domestic Herds
Brazil Threatens Retaliation Over EU Animal Product Ban
Live Cattle, Hog Futures Finish the Week Lower
Canada Strengthens Commitment to Swine Health
UK Pigmeat Exports Up, Imports Down in First Half of 2026
United Soybean Board Launches 'Feed4Profit' Tool Under New On-Farm Swine Advisory Structure
Penn Vet Swine Center Marks 25 Years of Research, Teaching and Industry Innovation
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