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2025.09.11
Secretary Rollins Announces Reinvigorated Farm to School Grants Supporting American Farmers and Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is delivering on its commitment to support child health and American agriculture by opening applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants.
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2025.09.10
Ag Trade Deficit Hit Another Record High in July
Bloomberg’s Gerson Freitas Jr. reported that “the U.S. agricultural trade deficit widened further in July, highlighting the challenge facing President Donald Trump as he vows to reverse the trend.”
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2025.09.09
PTx FarmEngage Unites Mixed Fleets On One Farm Management Platform
PTx FarmEngage is AGCO and PTx’s newest operations management platform, designed to connect a farmer’s entire fleet, across multiple manufacturers.
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2025.09.08
USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina
Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden in North Carolina met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene.
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2025.09.05
USDA Trims Farm Income Forecast Amid Crop Market Slump
The Agriculture Department is lowering its forecast for farm earnings in 2025 as declines in the crop sector more than offset soaring incomes for cattle producers.
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2025.09.04
USDA Secures New Long-Term Fire-Retardant Contract, Saving Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed a new five-year contract for American made fire retardant with Perimeter Solutions, supporting the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior’s aerial wildland fire suppression programs.
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2025.09.03
Taiwan Shares Success of AI-Driven Agriculture at 10th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting
At the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting in Incheon, Deputy Minister Hu Jong-I led Taiwan’s delegation and shared AI-driven strategies for climate change, labor, and supply chains, earning praise and interest in further cooperation.
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2025.09.03
From Big Bud to Farmall: Farm Show Highlights Bigger Machines, Smarter Tech, and Throwbacks
Technology, efficiency, and safety were common themes at this year’s Farm Progress Show. Larger machines to provide more power and the ability to cover more acres in a day were highlights of many manufacturers’ displays.
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2025.09.01
U.S. Farmers Face Trade Strains, Record Crops, and Market Uncertainty
Harvest is quickly approaching, but grower groups and the ag industry are on edge, as China has yet to make a purchase from the fall U.S. soybean crop.
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2025.08.28
China Remains Absent From U.S. Soybean Market
Bloomberg’s Hallie Gu and Clarice Couto reported that “just days before the start of the U.S. export season for soybeans, the world’s top importer doesn’t appear to have bought a single American cargo for the coming year.”