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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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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

Livestock

34 minutes ago

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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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

Policy

33 minutes ago

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

Livestock

34 minutes ago

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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37 minutes ago

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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The Drone Knows When to Sell the Cow

A Brazilian research team has taught drones to help answer one of ranching’s expensive questions: Is another day on feed actually paying off? The cattle, predictably, have not been consulted. Eye in the sky: The system uses aerial images from roughly 15 meters above cattle and AI models to estimate body shape and track the herd’s fattening curve. As growth slows, extra feed may stop producing enough additional weight to justify the bill. Real-world test: Researchers followed

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AI Gets Into the Insurance Business

Crop insurance has a new pitch: What if a field with fewer problems got a smaller bill? Farmers have been asking versions of that question for years. Now the algorithms want a turn at the kitchen table. Field of dreams: Aon, SAGE and AgriCap are launching a precision insurance program for corn and soybean producers in 15 states for the 2027 crop year. Rather than treating every acre as the county average, the program uses field-level risk intelligence to help tailor supplemen

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Oct 30

A Butter Battle Is Brewing

Butterfat helps pay the bills on dairy farms. Naturally, Washington has found a way to turn a feed ingredient into a tariff argument. The cows, as usual, were not consulted. Fat chance: U.S. officials are weighing duties on fatty acids from Indonesia and Malaysia, including palmitic acid, a common component of supplements fed to lactating cows. The investigation covers alleged unfair pricing and subsidies, while officials consider exclusions for certain products. Milk math: P

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Deere’s AI Gets Behind the Wheel of Farm Data

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Western Water Rights Go to Court

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Beef Giant Gets Grilled Over the Amazon

Screwworm Scientists Dig Into the DNA

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The Drone Knows When to Sell the Cow

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A Butter Battle Is Brewing

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