At the 181st FAO Council, DG QU Dongyu warned that the Strait of Hormuz crisis risks a severe global fertilizer and production shock, urging a rapid shift toward precision agriculture and biofertilizers.

Bloomberg’s Ilena Peng reported that “the USDA confirmed an additional three cases of New World screwworm (NWS), bringing the total number of detections in the U.S. to five and raising concerns over a broader spread of the parasite.

Members of the Michigan Senate continued to interrogate the impact that the administration of President Donald Trump has had on business and energy.