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UNBELIEVABLE: Agriculture | History Defined

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has a plan to reduce the potential impact of a looming Super El Nino, warning that hotter temperatures and below-normal rainfall could threaten crops, water supplies and rural incomes this year.

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Year-round E15 supporters hopeful for amendment to farm bill

Supporters of year-round sales of gasoline containing a higher proportion of ethanol are optimistic after the introduction of a bipartisan amendment to the farm bill with support from both agriculture and fossil fuel state representatives. The amendment would allow the year-round sale of E15, gasoline containing up to 15 percent…

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Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80. Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 years. He was first elected to the House in 2002 and became the first African American chair of…

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1 Stock Is Powering the AI Boom and the Next Farm Supercycle

Valmont Industries is capitalizing on the AI boom through its infrastructure segment while its profitable agriculture division awaits the next farm supercycle.

MarketBeat

The Trump Administration Is Worried About High Fertilizer Prices. Its Top Trade Official Lobbied for Them.

Before joining the Trump administration last year, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer lobbied for tariffs that limited fertilizer imports and drove up prices for American farmers.

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Valmont Industries Stock Surges 14% After Strong Q1 Earnings and Raised 2026 Guidance

Valmont Industries Inc. shares rocketed more than 13% in early trading Tuesday after the infrastructure and agriculture products maker posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance, highlighting robust demand in North American utility markets and effective pricing strategies.

International Business Times

Pressure over fuel, fertiliser as refinery burns

Fertiliser, fuel and a refinery fire at home are causing concern amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Irish army called in to remove vehicles blocking depots as part of fuel protests

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon said they would not meet with protesters and said it was a choice between democracy or anarchy.

Evening Standard

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

The Independent UK

Historically Black Land-Grant Universities Celebrate USDA Agreement as a 'Big Win' — and a Reassurance

Leaders of America's 19 historically Black land-grant universities are celebrating a March 5, 2026 Memorandum of Understanding signed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture — re-establishing a presidential task force, expanding campus USDA liaisons, and reaffirming the Trump administration's commitment to institutions that were founded under the Second Morrill Act…

International Business Times

Trump orders task force to counter fraud in SNAP, nutrition programs - Roll Call

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to establish a task force to eliminate fraud in federal nutrition programs.

Roll Call

Trump team wants to make it easier for migrants to work on US farms - after targeting them in deportation raids

The Trump administration has quietly admitted in recent months its immigration crackdown was helping spark a farm labor shortage

The Independent UK

Democrats offer farm bill amendments to roll back SNAP changes

Democrats want to roll back controversial changes to the food stamp program enacted in the 2025 reconciliation law.

Roll Call

Agriculture hits $100b, but what goes up must come down

Australia's agriculture sector has hit a $100 billion target four years early, but values are set to fall amid trade tensions and a hot, dry start to summer.

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Some Abbott-backed candidates face political headwinds in Republican primaries

The governor is supporting two U.S. House candidates whose opponents were recently endorsed by President Donald Trump, while his picks for comptroller and agriculture commissioner are trailing in the polls.

Roll Call

House farm bill would set hemp testing, pesticide label authority

The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a five-year farm bill that could divide members across regional lines as much as political ones.

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NC Agriculture Officials Warn: This Invasive Pest Is Now in Residential Gardens

North Carolina gardeners are used to dealing with the usual suspects—aphids, beetles, maybe the occasional slug with a personal vendetta—but this year brings a new and far more unwelcome guest. Agriculture officials have confirmed that a destructive invasive pest has made its way out of commercial areas and into residential…

The Texas Tribune

“Tolerance for criminality”: Why top Republicans are turning on Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller

The three-term incumbent is effectively the underdog in the primary race for his own seat, lagging in fundraising and under attack by members of his own party.

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Gov. Abbott endorses Nate Sheets over Sid Miller for agriculture commissioner

In a statement, Abbott said Texans deserve a commissioner focused on Texas agriculture and “with zero tolerance for criminality.”

International Business Times UK

USDA Recalls Chicken Sold in 7 States Over Possible Listeria Contamination

The US Department of Agriculture announced a recall of thousands of pounds of chicken products from a Georgia-based company after finding potential listeria contamination.

The Independent UK

Trump’s agriculture secretary misses the point as she defends her pieces of broccoli and chicken meal

Earlier this week, Brooke Rollins was mocked for proposing a $3 ‘depression meal’

Roll Call

Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components

Key GOP senators released more details Friday on a farm aid package they’re pushing to be included in upcoming government funding legislation.

Roll Call

Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go

The Senate cleared a three-bill spending package Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations.

The Guardian - US

Tortilla, broccoli, ‘a piece of chicken’: US agriculture secretary mocked for ‘money-saving’ meal

Brooke Rollins claimed meal featuring tortilla, broccoli, chicken and ‘one other thing’ can cost around $3

The Independent UK

Trump’s agriculture secretary mocked over ‘depression meal’ saying chicken and one piece of broccoli is enough

Brooke Rollins suggested eating ‘a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla and one other thing’ as Americans struggle to put food on the table

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