Browsing: agriculture
America’s cattle chief rips into Trump’s Argentine beef bailout, saying it ‘does nothing to lower grocery store prices’
President Donald Trump’s tightening ties with Argentina have continued to vex rural American farmers, who have warned increased aid to…
Trump immigration policies would slash workforce estimate by 15.7 million and slow GDP growth by a third over the next decade, study says
The U.S. immigration crackdown will cause net job losses in the millions and will lower the annual rate of economic…
Beth Ford says ‘we need more legal immigration’ to help American farmers because a lack of labor could trigger a ‘black swan event’
At the Fortune Most Powerful Women (MPW) Summit Tuesday morning, Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford warned that American farmers face…
Trump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher prices
The Trump administration quietly issued a dire warning about the president’s immigration crackdown, admitting that it risks food shortages and…
Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion
The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as…
Farmer warns ‘this is a five-alarm fire’ as time is running out ahead of harvest, and there’s still no China deal
The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried.…
With rural America starting to see huge financial losses from tariff policies, Trump offers vague aid package to farmers in the heartland
President Donald Trump is pledging to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers reeling from the impact of the ongoing…
A once-in-a-generation economic crisis in rural America means this year could be the last one for many farmers as Trump-Xi call offers no relief
The 40th Farm Aid benefit concert is being held on Saturday as the economic outlook for rural America is the…
Over 36 billion pounds of good produce is wasted every year: A ‘whole harvest’ solution can help
This spring, a second-generation strawberry farmer in California stood in his fields with two generations of farmers by his side.…
Foreign investors in agriculture say U.S. tariffs could wipe them out—and they may test America in global court
Foreign investors with business in the agriculture sector are considering bringing claims against the U.S. government as some believe tariffs…












