Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One

Tina Casey, CleanTechnica

A new study deploys computational fluid dynamic models to describe how the solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can reduce wind damage and soil loss, outperforming natural windbreaks. The post Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One appeared fir…

President Trump Is Now Posting Animal Crossing AI-Slop

Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku

The posts were part of his administration celebrating plans to bail farmers out of a situation created by Trump's own actions

'$26 Million Doesn’t Mean a Thing’: Farmer (Hero?) Who Rejected Data Center Buyout

Claire Guinan, Jezebel

Giving up millions is one thing, but denying AI big shots the pleasure of thinking they can buy up our towns? Priceless.

Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR

Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.

Canadian potatoes may soon be headed to Mexico thanks to new trade deal

CBC News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come to an agreement with its Mexican counterpart that will allow fresh Canadian potatoes to be shipped to Mexico for consumption or processing.

Shrimp at 22 SC restaurants were tested. Only these 5 were selling the real deal

Karl Puckett, Hilton Head Island Packet

Another round of genetic tests is raising questions about imports of farm-raised shrimp being passed off as local in area restaurants

Minnesota farmers demand trade fix as $50B in losses has potential to push US agriculture toward ‘widespread collapse’

Mike Crisolago, Yahoo Entertainment

“The policies of this administration have caused tremendous harm to U.S. agriculture."

EPA Advances Farmers' Right to Repair

Epa.gov

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advanced American farmers and equipment owners’ lawful right to repair their farm and other nonroad diesel equipment.

Canadian PM Carney unveils multibillion-dollar push to lower food costs

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower income people.

China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

Ken Roberts, Contributor, Ken Roberts, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/, Forbes

U.S. soybean famers look for markets in addition to China as the trade war with the United States continues, countries like Mexico, Egypt, Germany and Pakistan.

Trump Admin’s Recommended Tiny $3 Meal for Americans Is a Big Load of Crock

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suggested a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and “one other thing” can help overhaul the affordability crisis.

Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance

Sarah Boden, NPR

Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.

WATCH: Trump announces $12 billion bailout plan for farmers

ABC News

President Trump announced a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday. The aid package comes as the U.S.-China trade war has hit soybean farmers especially hard.

Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers

NPR Washington Desk, NPR

Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers

Trump to announce $12 billion bailout plan for farmers, White House official says

ABC NEWS, ABC News

President Donald Trump is set to announce a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

Cattle Ranchers Are Beefing With Trump

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

Torn between supporting ranchers and bringing down prices, the president is trying to have it both ways on beef.

As US Hunger Rises, Trump Administration’s ‘Efficiency’ Goals Cause Massive Food Waste

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Feature or bug? 1890s-loving Trump's policies increase food waste, hurting citizens, farmers, and agriculture processors.

As hunger rises, Trump administration’s “efficiency” goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Salon

Farmers are short of workers and money, food is rotting in warehouses, and millions of Americans are going hungry.

Thailand’s pork industry fears influx of cheap US imports under Trump

Vijitra Duangdee, Al Jazeera English

Thai pork producers are bracing for intense competition as the US seeks duty-free access to a $3bn market.

US ranchers whiplashed by Trump’s beef policies

Cy Neff, Al Jazeera English

Ranchers find themselves caught between the president's desires to appease both them and the US consumer.

Three vessels bound for US Gulf Coast terminals to load soybeans, sorghum for China

By Karl Plume, Yahoo Entertainment

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Two cargo vessels were headed for grain port terminals near New Orleans on Monday to load with ​the first U. soybean shipments to China...

The ‘Rolls-Royce Of Turkey’ Is Coming To America

Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff, Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/fresh-take/, Forbes

Paul Kelly's family farm in England has been selling $500 heirloom turkeys for two generations. Now, after a decade breeding them in Virginia, KellyBronze birds are looking to gobble up America's Thanksgiving market.

USDA Still Sees Record U.S. Crop Output This Year

wsj.com, Biztoc.com

How Trump-era funding cuts endanger efforts to empower Haiti’s farmers

Amy Bracken, Al Jazeera English

In Haiti, the UN has sought to source more produce from local farmers. Could foreign aid cuts unravel those efforts?