The beef squeeze hitting the dinner plate
America’s beef cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest level in decades, helping drive beef prices higher. For years, strong consumer demand absorbed those increases — but there are signs…
Should an Industry-Friendly Rider in the Farm Bill Override Over 1,000 State Laws?
A provision in the 2026 Farm Bill could establish a precedent that states may no longer meaningfully govern the terms under which food is produced and sold within their own…
Farmers push back against “smart” agriculture
A Canadian tractor builder is drawing massive interest by offering repairable, low-tech machines as farmers struggle with soaring equipment costs, software lockouts, and growing dependence on corporate-controlled systems.
Anthropic and Gates Foundation deploy AI for farms
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation are launching a $200 million partnership to build AI tools for agriculture, including crop datasets, farming benchmarks, and systems aimed at boosting smallholder productivity worldwide.
Agriculture enters the trade war again
U.S. officials say Beijing could commit to buying “double-digit billions” in American agricultural products after Trump–Xi summit talks, with soybeans again at the center of geopolitical trade bargaining.
The farm bill fight isn’t over
Dr. Meryl Nass and Dr. Stewart Tankersley on how the latest House farm bill protects industrial agriculture and pesticide giants while leaving small farmers, local meat producers, and food sovereignty…