By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) – The European Commission sought clarity from the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump recommended on Friday putting a 50% tariff on EU imports from June 1, with Brussels’ and Washington’s trade chiefs due to talk later. The Commission, which oversees trade policy for the 27-nation European Union,…

Pivot Bio, which develops microbial nitrogen products as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers, is relocating key parts of its business from Berkeley, California, to the Midwest. The company’s new footprint will be centered in two hubs: Center for Research, Development, Innovation & Operations – campus focused on science, product development and…

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 88% of South Dakota is experiencing some form of drought or dryness. A sliver of two southwest counties reported D3 extreme drought covering less than 1% of the state. This is considerably better than the week prior when 100% of the state reported…

John Deere has acquired Sentera, a provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The acquisition will advance Deere’s existing technology tools to generate and use data to make decisions that improve farm profitability, efficiency, and sustainability. John Deere Sentera Technology Drones equipped with Sentera technology…

The House Republicans’ newly unveiled budget proposal includes sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), potentially impacting millions of Americans who rely on food assistance to meet basic nutritional needs. Advocates and policy experts warn that the proposed reductions could represent the largest rollback of SNAP in the…

U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza.  Since the most recent outbreak of HPAI beginning in February 2022, HPAI has impacted 116 commercial…