Got [fair] milk [prices]?

Got [fair] milk [prices]?

Dairy pricing is ready to (finally) enter the 21st century. The industry is making the news again, this time as ag economists and dairy producers call upon Congress to update the long-standing Federal Milk Marketing Orders. When the orders were created in the 1930s,...
Ag Exporters to Biden:

Ag Exporters to Biden:

Ag exporters are facing major shipping delays at American ports. What else is new? Well, a lot. In a letter recently sent to President Biden, several ag organizations told the Commander in Chief that “the problem not only persists, but is becoming even more dire.”...
AgBiome’s Mic(robial) Drop

AgBiome’s Mic(robial) Drop

AgBiome, a crop protection company in North Carolina, has raised $116M in its latest funding round, co-led by Blue Horizon Ventures and Novalis LifeSciences. Microbe manager: Investors are backing the company that focuses on naturally-derived fungicides. With...
Farm Tax Breather

Farm Tax Breather

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been concerned about the implications of stepped-up basis on U.S. farms proposed in President Biden’s America’s Family Plan. But now it seems everyone can take a breather. This week, the House Ways and Means Committee unveiled...
COOL to Washington DC:

COOL to Washington DC:

The Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (M-COOL) boomerang is baaaaaack. The American Beef Labeling Act, championed by Senators John Thune (South Dakota) and Jon Tester (Montana), will be formally introduced next week. Enter: the words “beef” and “ground beef” in...