Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley, California, farm cut emissions dramatically. A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over a lagoon of manure on a Central Valley, California, dairy farm, concealing a quiet but remarkable transformation. Methane, a potent climate-warming gas, is being captured and cleaned instead of released into the…

1. Grains, Soybeans Little Changed Ahead of USDA Reports Grain and soybean futures were little changed in overnight trading as investors square positions ahead of today’s supply and demand reports from the USDA. Corn stockpiles in the 2024-2025 marketing year that ends on Aug. 31 will likely be forecast by…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins raised a few eyebrows with some of her comments Wednesday before the House Committee on Agriculture. At one point during her testimony, she underscored the importance of crop protection tools — specifically glyphosate — to American agriculture, putting her directly at odds with fellow Cabinet member…

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 11 (Reuters) – U.S. meat producer Glenn Valley Foods was operating an Omaha, Nebraska, facility with about 30% of its staff on Wednesday after federal agents detained workers in an immigration raid the previous day, slashing the output of products it sells to grocery stores and restaurants,…

Researchers out of North Carolina State University have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops to help ensure long-term cash-crop success. The findings could help improve farm budgets and serve as aids to farmers making decisions about their land. The model,…

By Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs can go forward while the administration fights to overturn a lower court’s trade decision that ruled the global import taxes unlawful, according to a U.S. appeals court order late Tuesday. The two cases filed by a handful of private businesses…