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USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

USDA has decided its numbers could use a second set of eyes. Those eyes, apparently, belong to an algorithm. After a run of data mistakes, the agency is introducing an in-house AI tool to flag suspicious figures before they reach the public. Oops, again: Errors in September corn data prompted USDA officials to revisit how information gets checked. Their new AI tool would have caught the earlier problem, according to Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott

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Tyson and Ranchers Make a Steak in the Future

Tyson Foods and a group of ranchers are discussing a relationship that sounds almost suspiciously practical: working together to keep more cattle moving through the beef supply chain. A new herd: Tyson announced its plans for a long-term partnership with Allied Beef Company, a consortium of American ranchers. The proposed arrangement would link the processor more directly with cattle producers. The companies have outlined the goal, but not a detailed contract or guaranteed re

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USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

USDA has decided its numbers could use a second set of eyes. Those eyes, apparently, belong to an algorithm. After a run of data mistakes, the agency is introducing an in-house AI tool to flag suspicious figures before they reach the public. Oops, again: Errors in September corn data prompted USDA officials to revisit how information gets checked. Their new AI tool would have caught the earlier problem, according to Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott

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Farm Labor's Immigration Headache Gets a Promotion

Farm employers hoping for calmer immigration policy just got another reason to stare at the calendar. President Donald Trump has promoted a leading architect of his immigration crackdown to one of the White House's most powerful jobs. New boss: Stephen Miller, previously White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, began serving as chief of staff on November 9, replacing Susie Wiles. The appointment puts him at the center of decisions extending

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Tyson and Ranchers Make a Steak in the Future

Tyson Foods and a group of ranchers are discussing a relationship that sounds almost suspiciously practical: working together to keep more cattle moving through the beef supply chain. A new herd: Tyson announced its plans for a long-term partnership with Allied Beef Company, a consortium of American ranchers. The proposed arrangement would link the processor more directly with cattle producers. The companies have outlined the goal, but not a detailed contract or guaranteed re

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USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

USDA has decided its numbers could use a second set of eyes. Those eyes, apparently, belong to an algorithm. After a run of data mistakes, the agency is introducing an in-house AI tool to flag suspicious figures before they reach the public. Oops, again: Errors in September corn data prompted USDA officials to revisit how information gets checked. Their new AI tool would have caught the earlier problem, according to Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott

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Farm Labor's Immigration Headache Gets a Promotion

Farm employers hoping for calmer immigration policy just got another reason to stare at the calendar. President Donald Trump has promoted a leading architect of his immigration crackdown to one of the White House's most powerful jobs. New boss: Stephen Miller, previously White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, began serving as chief of staff on November 9, replacing Susie Wiles. The appointment puts him at the center of decisions extending

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Blue Wave, New Farm Hands in Washington

Washington is getting a new set of farm hands. After Tuesday’s midterms, Democrats are positioned to control both chambers of Congress, while producers are still waiting for something considerably more useful than another campaign slogan. Changing seats: Upsets in agricultural states, including Iowa, Kansas, Texas and Ohio, scrambled the political map. With Democrats taking the House and Senate, leadership assignments on key committees are set for a shake-up. Big boots to fil

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Beef Giant Gets Grilled Over the Amazon

One of the world’s largest meat companies is back under the microscope, and the latest allegations extend well beyond the pasture. The case now reaches the offices of financial institutions and professional advisers across Europe. The complaints: A coalition filed 14 complaints with European authorities involving JBS and several business partners, alleging failures to detect financial activity linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon. The filings also include a criminal

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Screwworm Scientists Dig Into the DNA

New World screwworm has one highly unpleasant party trick: its larvae feed on living tissue. Now researchers want to learn whether the pest has another trick hiding in its genes. DNA detectives: A Texas A&M University team is launching a two-year, roughly $4 million project to study thousands of screwworm specimens collected during the outbreak in Honduras. The goal is to understand how populations are connected, how they spread and whether their genetic makeup is changing. W

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Bird Flu Takes a Deadly Turn

A Washington dairy worker has died after contracting bird flu from infected cattle. This is a loss for a family and a stark reminder that animal-health emergencies can become human-health emergencies, too. The latest: A Yakima County resident who had been exposed to infected dairy cattle was hospitalized with severe illness and died November 1. Health officials have not released identifying information. The death is the first reported U.S. bird flu fatality of 2026. More case

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Deere’s AI Gets Behind the Wheel of Farm Data

Farmers already have yield maps, machine records and field histories piling up. John Deere thinks the solution is to give all that data someone to talk to. Preferably someone who never says, 'Have you tried turning the tractor off and back on?' Meet JD: The company’s AI assistant, introduced in September, is part of its Operations Center platform. Farmers can ask questions about years of field, equipment and operational information instead of digging through multiple screens

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USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

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USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

Farm Labor's Immigration Headache Gets a Promotion

Blue Wave, New Farm Hands in Washington

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Deere’s AI Gets Behind the Wheel of Farm Data

Fertilizer Gets a $573M Homegrown Boost

Western Water Rights Go to Court

The Farm Data Is Talking. Is Anybody Listening?

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Tyson and Ranchers Make a Steak in the Future

USDA Calls in AI to Check Its Homework

Farm Labor's Immigration Headache Gets a Promotion

Blue Wave, New Farm Hands in Washington

Beef Giant Gets Grilled Over the Amazon

Screwworm Scientists Dig Into the DNA

Bird Flu Takes a Deadly Turn

Deere’s AI Gets Behind the Wheel of Farm Data

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