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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Sept. 11, 2001, Linda Keller was living with her husband at a B-1 bomber base in South Dakota, where he was serving in the Air Force. She watched on television, stunned, as planes struck the World Trade Center towers. Moments later, her husband’s phone rang.…

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, and Karl Plume BEIJING/SINGAPORE/CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season, as stalled trade talks halt exports and rival South American suppliers step in to fill the gap, traders and analysts said.…

The National Pork Producers Council is accepting applications for the 2026 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship. Each year, 10 $2,500 scholarships are awarded to college students preparing for careers in the pork industry and aspiring to become future industry leaders. The program is made possible through support from CME…

By Ryan Hanrahan Politico’s Marcia Brown, Grace Yarrow, Carmen Paun, and Annie Snider reported that “the Trump administration’s highly anticipated policy strategy to improve children’s health outcomes targets ultra-processed food, vaccine use and exposure to chemicals but doesn’t go as far as some industry groups feared in proposing new regulations.”…

1. Grains, Soybeans Little Changed Overnight Grain and soybean futures were little change overnight, propped up by declining crop conditions but pressured as the U.S. harvest begins.  About 68% of U.S. corn was in good or excellent condition as of Sunday, the Department of Agriculture said in a report. That’s…

The Make America Healthy Again Commission recommends continued research on the role pesticides and plastics play in development of chronic disease in children and also suggests easing some regulations on farms.  The final report released Tuesday appears to be almost indistinguishable from the draft that was leaked last month, avoiding…