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Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA

Jan. 3, 2017 at 8:45 am CST

Washington | Reuters — Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official said on Monday. Perdue, a Democrat-turned-Republican who founded a grain and fertilizer business, served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during […]

Corn leaf damaged by fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

Zambia president orders air force to help fight maize pest

Dec. 29, 2016 at 1:59 pm CST

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China takes aim at corn glut with plastics, livestock feed push

Dec. 29, 2016 at 11:47 am CST

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CRTC makes broadband a basic service

Dec. 21, 2016 at 7:07 pm CST

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U.S. forecaster sees weak La Nina likely to fade in early 2017

Dec. 8, 2016 at 3:17 pm CST

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CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

Nov. 23, 2016 at 6:58 pm CST

Strasbourg | Reuters –– The planned EU-Canada free trade deal cleared a hurdle to its implementation next year when the European Parliament rejected a motion on Wednesday to ask the top European Union court to rule on its legality. The vote by lawmakers in the parliament is an indication they […]

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U.S. ups biofuel requirements in win for Big Corn

Nov. 23, 2016 at 11:58 am CST

New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday announced finalized targets for biofuel use for next year, requiring that energy companies blend 19.28 billion gallons of renewables into the nation’s fuel supply. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a statement set the target for conventional biofuel, or ethanol, […]

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Smithfield Foods to buy Farmer John from Hormel

Nov. 21, 2016 at 6:42 pm CST

Reuters — Smithfield Foods said it would buy parent of the Farmer John and Saag’s Specialty Meats brands, and farm operations in three U.S. states from Hormel Foods for US$145 million in cash. Smithfield will buy Clougherty Packing as well as hog farm operations under PFFJ, or Pigs for Farmer […]

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Key U.S. senator remains wary of China’s Syngenta play

Nov. 17, 2016 at 3:59 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — A powerful U.S. senator said he is concerned that state-owned ChemChina, which is buying Swiss crop protection and seed group Syngenta for $43 billion, could use U.S. sovereign immunity laws to shield itself from claims in U.S. courts. Some Chinese state-owned entities have argued that they […]

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India acts to help farmers hit by black money crackdown

Nov. 17, 2016 at 2:00 am CST

New Delhi | Reuters –– India’s government on Thursday announced immediate steps to ease a cash crunch for farmers amid widespread criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock decision to withdraw high-value bills in the middle of the sowing and wedding season. Farmers have been left stranded as traders have […]

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