Category: Agricultural Engineering

U.S. MFA Cooperative Acquires Four ADM Grain Elevators, Expanding Missouri Network

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI — MFA, a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative, recently announced it has agreed ...

2026-04-28

US Pasta Industry Navigates Market Uncertainty

Amid the interplay of shifting consumer behavior, economic pressures, and technological innovations,...

2026-04-27

U.S. Farm Bill Amendment Advances, Domestic Fertilizer Production Receives Funding Support

U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Illinois, recently introduced a bipartisan Farm B...

2026-04-27

US Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative Invests $113.9 Million to Expand Feed Mill

Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA — The Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative (VPGC) recently announced a $...

2026-04-27

U.S. Consumer Price Index for Baked Foods Down 0.3% Month-over-Month in March

According to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Ind...

2026-04-27

Survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation: Spring Fertilizer Costs High, Farmers May Reduce Planting Acreage

A recent survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) shows that approximately 70% of farmer...

2026-04-27

Oklahoma State University Agronomic Discovery Center Receives $40 Million Funding

The Oklahoma State Legislature has approved $40 million in funding for the construction of the Agron...

2026-04-27

USDA Moves Food Safety Center to Iowa, Research Agencies Scattered Across Multiple Locations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the relocation of food safety and research per...

2026-04-27

U.S. Wheat Associates CEO Joins Food Power Commission

Sam Kieffer, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), recently joined the Food Power...

2026-04-25

U.S. Agricultural Sector Focuses on Trade with China and Domestic Legislative Progress

The Trump administration strictly kept the preparation details of the president's visit to China con...

2026-04-25

Argentina Wheat and Corn Production Expected to Decline

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) forecasts that Argentina's w...

2026-04-25

George Weston Foods Invests $92 Million to Expand Ballarat Flour Mill

George Weston Foods Ltd. (GWF), a leading Australian food manufacturer, will invest $92 million AUD ...

2026-04-25

USDA FAS: Ukraine's Grain Exports Down 22% in First Nine Months

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that Ukraine's...

2026-04-25

California Bill Proposes Ban on PFAS Pesticides by 2035

A California bill aimed at phasing out per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "fo...

2026-04-25

U.S. House Appropriations Bill Proposes 1.4% Cut to USDA Budget

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has proposed a bill that would cut the budget of the U.S. De...

2026-04-25

AFIA Hosts PCQI Review Training in Nashville, Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has announced that registration is ...

2026-04-24

Downward Pressure on Future EU Grain Yields

MADRID, SPAIN — While overall EU grain production is projected to decline in the 2026-27 marketing y...

2026-04-24

2026: Kazakhstan and Georgia Advance Agricultural Export Cooperation

During the RES-2026 platform event held in Astana, Kazakhstan and Georgia held talks on expanding co...

2026-04-24

AFIA Annual Feed Facility Awards Application Deadline is April 24

Arlington, Va., USA — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has announced that the applicati...

2026-04-23

South Korea's Rice Production Declines for Fifth Consecutive Year, Government Policies and Changing Consumption Habits Impact Agricultural Structure

According to a report released by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of A...

2026-04-23

Iowa, USA Soybean Crusher Platinum Crush Appoints Jay Nelson as New President and CEO

Alta, Iowa, USA – Soybean crushing processor Platinum Crush, LLC recently announced the appointment ...

2026-04-23

U.S. Wheat Quality Council Appoints Finney as Interim Executive Director

Kansas City, Missouri, USA — The Wheat Quality Council has appointed Dr. Sean Finney as its Interim ...

2026-04-23

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins May Announce Fertilizer Price Reduction Measures This Week

On April 21, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that the government is taking urgent a...

2026-04-23

Beck's Seeds Acquires Mid-State Seed Soybean Processing Facility in Missouri, Expanding Midwest Market Influence

U.S. retail seed company Beck's has agreed to acquire the Mid-State Seed soybean processing facility...

2026-04-22

US Trade Representative and Agriculture Secretary Testify Before Congress, Focusing on Tariffs and Screwworm Disease

Washington faces a busy week ahead, with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Agriculture Se...

2026-04-22

Paraguay's 2026-27 Soybean Production Expected to Fall to 11.1 Million Tons

According to a report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Paraguay's soybean production,...

2026-04-22

University of Illinois Studies Methiozolin for Waterhemp Control Efficacy

Researchers at the University of Illinois conducted a study in Urbana on the efficacy of herbicide c...

2026-04-16

BASF Launches New Fungicide Balaya® (mefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin) in Australia, Offering Control for Over 20 Diseases

BASF recently launched the new fungicide Balaya® in Australia, with the active ingredients mefentrif...

2026-04-15

Central Asia's First Agricultural Technology Park Launches in Northern Kazakhstan, Elevating China-Kazakhstan Agri-Tech Cooperation

A delegation from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Science and Higher Education held talks with representati...

2026-04-15

Katsina State Partners with Islamic Development Bank to Boost Agricultural Value Chain

Katsina State is shifting its agricultural strategy towards value chain development, partnering with...

2026-04-14