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Syngenta sales fall 20% in Q1 as farmers delay pesticide purchases
The seed and agrochemical maker recently scrapped plans to go public in China due to adverse market conditions.
By Nathan Owens • May 1, 2024 -
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CNH gets in on farm space race with Intelsat collaboration
The partnership, which aims to provide satellite internet connectivity in remote areas, comes after Deere announced a similar deal with SpaceX's Starlink network.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 30, 2024 -
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Declining farm income and other production challenges have pushed farmers to rethink their operations and adopt new technology in a bid to diversify potential revenue streams.
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Monogram Foods taps Kellogg veteran as supply chain head
Larry Elliott will oversee company operations at the snack food company months after it was fined for illegally employing children at a meatpacking plant.
By Alejandra Carranza • April 30, 2024 -
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Billionaire Batista brothers reinstated to JBS board
The shareholder vote affirms the controversial siblings' return to power at the world's largest meat producer.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 29, 2024 -
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Temporary farmworker protections strengthened in final Labor Department rule
Farm groups say the new regulations, which aim to safeguard organizing activity, add more compliance costs to the H-2A visa program.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 29, 2024 -
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Vanguard, TotalEnergies announce joint venture for at least 10 dairy digesters
The facilities will produce renewable natural gas using waste from the food and beverage industries, supplemented with manure from farms.
By Jacob Wallace • April 26, 2024 -
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ColumnAgtech Seedlings: Bayer aims to launch first bioinsecticide for arable crops | Corteva sells fungicide assets
Also in this week’s farm technology news: China's DJI unveils new agriculture drones, and a new crop yield outlook tool could help farmers anticipate extreme weather events.
By Agriculture Dive staff • April 26, 2024 -
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Bunge, Viterra merger raises competition concerns in Canada
Regulators say the deal could harm grain purchases and canola oil sales in certain markets.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 26, 2024 -
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CNH’s CEO unexpectedly announces departure
Scott Wine is stepping down from the tractor manufacturer to pursue other interests, just as his plan for a turnaround was "starting to bear fruit," according to a Bank of America analyst.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 25, 2024 -
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Cotton used by H&M and Zara linked to illegal deforestation: report
A year-long investigation by nonprofit Earthsight found that fiber certified by ethical supply chain organization Better Cotton was grown on "stolen" and "deforested" land in Brazil.
By Lauren Schenkman • April 24, 2024 -
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ADM’s suspended CFO to resign amid accounting scandal
Vikram Luthar — who was placed on a forced leave in January — will assist the company and be paid his base salary until his resignation is effective on Sept. 30.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 23, 2024 -
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CHS buys 8 grain facilities from Cargill
The agricultural cooperative said the deal will help its farmers better compete in the global marketplace.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 23, 2024 -
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Defend the flock: Bird flu outbreak prompts calls for biosecurity assessments on chicken farms
As avian influenza spreads to an increasing number of species, experts worry it could create even more transmission pathways for the virus to infiltrate commercial poultry operations.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 22, 2024 -
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Cattle rancher sues utilities firms for alleged role in devastating Texas wildfires
A class action suit seeks to "recover the billions of dollars in losses" for farmers impacted by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history.
By Nathan Owens • April 22, 2024 -
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OpinionA secret about eggs
The industry kills millions of male chicks each year because they don’t lay eggs. Here’s why and how we should end this grisly practice as some European countries already have, writes Alex Crisp.
By Alex Crisp • Updated April 22, 2024 -
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Del Monte Foods reports emissions reduction, sets net-zero goal for 2050
The food producer and distributor has expanded regenerative agriculture practices and lowered its fertilizer use through advancements in seed breeding.
By Zoya Mirza • April 19, 2024 -
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Food companies aren’t ready to comply with traceability rule, says former FDA official
Frank Yiannas, who helped the agency craft its new food safety tracking policy, said the system is not even a third of the way to meeting the 2026 deadline.
By Chris Casey • April 17, 2024 -
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Grocery co-op pushes for industrywide regenerative agriculture standards
Seattle-based PCC Community Markets brought together industry stakeholders to discuss strategies for consistently defining the food production technique.
By Peyton Bigora • April 16, 2024 -
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Suspended ADM CFO’s pay ticked up in 2023 to $4.5M
The majority of Vikram Luthar’s pay package for last year came from $3.4 million in stock awards, according to Archer Daniels Midland’s proxy filing.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 15, 2024 -
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Bird flu found in South Dakota dairy herd
The detection adds to the growing number of states reporting positive cases in cattle.
By Nathan Owens • April 12, 2024 -
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Congress needs to up funding for food safety oversight, FDA official says
More money is key to supporting new initiatives such as food safety, supply chain resiliency and infrastructure modernization, Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones said.
By Elizabeth Flood • April 12, 2024 -
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States enact dairy cattle travel restrictions over bird flu concerns
Key trading partners are monitoring the situation closely, with Mexico taking steps to reinforce surveillance and inspection of livestock from the U.S.
By Nathan Owens • April 12, 2024 -
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North Carolina becomes 7th state to report bird flu in dairy herds
As more cows test positive, a prominent industry group has decided on a new name for avian influenza in cattle.
By Nathan Owens • April 11, 2024 -
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Russia seizes assets of agricultural firm AgroTerra
The move follows similar operational seizures of Western companies such as Danone and Carlsberg.
By Nathan Owens • April 10, 2024 -
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Consumers trading down to less expensive meat: survey
Data from retail data science, insights and media company 84.51° found 43% of consumers are cooking dishes with less meat because of high grocery costs.
By Chris Casey • April 10, 2024
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