By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s push to discourage the use of foreign feedstocks in domestic biodiesel could lead to higher energy prices for U.S. consumers and restricted domestic production, according to some refining and biofuel trade groups. The warning reflects ongoing friction between President…

For the past week, talk of dicamba has been on the lips of many growers as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers registration for three products. The use of dicamba, a postemergence weedkiller for soybeans and cotton, was put on hold in 2024 over claims about its impact on human…

DAILY Bites Canada tariff raised to 35%: President Trump cited a national emergency over fentanyl trafficking to justify raising tariffs on Canadian imports not covered by USMCA, effective August 1, with transshipped goods facing a 40% penalty. Brazil faces 50% beef tariff: The U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian…

An international research team has uncovered that natural interbreeding in the wild between tomato plants and potato-like species from South America about 9 million years ago gave rise to the modern-day potato. In a study publishing in the journal Cell, researchers suggest this ancient evolutionary event triggered the formation of…

By Ryan Hanrahan Reuters’ David Lawder, Trevor Hunnicutt, and Aida Pelaez-fernandez reported that “U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India, and Taiwan, ahead of a Friday trade deal deadline, pressing ahead with plans to reorder the global economy. Trump…

American Farmland Trust kicks off the 17th annual America’s Farmer’s Market Celebration today — a celebration of the only annual ranking of the top farmers markets in the United States as voted on by the public. Since 2008, the event has highlighted the critical role farmers markets play in communities…