Trump’s $8 billion farm lifeline won’t fully solve farmers’ diesel problemThe Trump administration’s $8 billion relief program for farmers is throwing a lifeline to the industry, but producers are still facing lower margins due to high diesel prices amid the Iran war — and experts say the move might only buy time for solving deeper challenges. Through the initiative announced earlier this week, farmers will...The Hill12h agoWhole story →FoodSecurity
The Locations of North Carolina’s Industrial Poultry Farms Have Been a Secret—Until NowA few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its National Response Center: “There has been a horrible smell in the air for almost a week,” the caller said, according to state records. “It’s so bad it’s making people throw up.” The caller thought the odor was emanating […]Inside Climate News13h agoWhole story →Food
Agriculture secretary says agency is 'full-bore ahead' on Forest Service reorganizationAgriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week. The administration wants to move Forest Service headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City and close many research stations and regional offices. It’s part of a…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution22h agoSources (3)Whole story →PlanetFoodforest service reorganization
Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm racesIt's been more than a decade since Iowa has had a Democratic governor or senator. But this year, with the incumbents retiring, both races are competitive. As Peter Tubbs at Iowa PBS reports, record-high diesel prices have hit the state's agriculture industry particularly hard and could influence the midterm elections.PBS NewsHour23h agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
Collins says she secured Canada tariff exemptions for farmersSen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says she has “secured additional tariff exemptions products crucial to Maine’s agricultural industries” as the Trump administration announces it has granted tariff exemptions on some Canadian imports. This comes ahead of a tight Senate race in Maine. NBC News’ Allie Canal reports.NBC News1d agoWhole story →FoodEconomy
The 2028 crop hits New Mexico for inaugural ‘Matanza’ rallyThe “Fourth in the Nation Matanza Rally” is testing the appetite for a more Latino-specific cultural touchstone to round out the presidential candidate event rotation.POLITICO7h agoWhole story →Food
Washington's message to AI execs: please shut upWashington has always viewed Silicon Valley as culturally strange. But the current crop of AI leaders is becoming a monumental political liability, lawmakers and White House advisers tell Axios. Why it matters: Even pro-AI government officials and lawmakers wish AI founders would do what every other major industry chief does — shut up and just build…Axios6h agoWhole story →TechnologyFood
Michigan GOP Senate candidate says the trade war between Canada, US has to endMichigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers said Wednesday that the trade war between the U.S. and Canada has to end.Baltimore News17d agoWhole story →Economyus canada trade war
Trump sued over 50% tariffs on Canada in latest trade challengeA new lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump's tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.CNBC4d agoWhole story →Economytrade tariff lawsuit
El Sayed, Michigan Democrats run against tariffs, Canada trade warSenate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and other Michigan Democrats talk to USA TODAY about the trade war with Canada as a campaign issue.USA TODAY1mo agoWhole story →Economycanada trade war
Mike Rogers changes tune on tariffs, trade war with CanadaWith four weeks until the Nov. 3 election, the Republican US Senate nominee is suddenly calling for an end to Trump's "tariff war" with Canada.Detroit Free Press17d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomymichigan senate election
Trump's Tariffs on Canada Are 'Insanity'Friday on MS NOW's "The Last Word," Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada are "insanity." Dingell said, "I've been | ClipsBreitbart News Network2mo agoWhole story →EconomyDebbie Dingellus canada tariffs dispute
Who Cut The Cheese? Trump Did.IN HIS OTHERWISE INEXPLICABLE trade war with Canada, U.S. dairy was supposed to be the one industry President Donald Trump was actually helping.EUROPE SAYS23d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyDonald Trumpus canada trade war
What to know about Canada-US trade warCanada’s retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods take effect Tuesday, turning its escalating trade war with President Donald Trump into a test watched far beyond the border: Can a country much smaller than the United States stand up to Trump and succeed?The Associated Press2mo agoWhole story →EconomyDonald Trumpus canada trade war escalation
Modi Plans Canada Trip for Trade Deal, Speeds Up Mexico TalksIndia is accelerating trade talks with Canada and Mexico as the three economies seek new markets and partners in response to the disruption unleashed by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.Bloomberg Tax News1mo agoWhole story →EconomyDonald Trumpindia canada trade talks
