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Jun. 13, 2025 at 2:09 pm CDT

Senator Rob Black sponsored Bill S-230, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy for Soil Health Protection, Conservation and Enhancement. If passed, it would mandate the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and other relevant ministers, to develop a national soil health strategy.

By Jonah Grignon

Jun. 13, 2025 at 1:14 pm CDT

Global agribusiness Bunge Global has received regulatory approval from China for its acquisition of grain handler Viterra and expects to close the $34 billion deal "on or around July 2," the company said in a statement on Friday.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Jun. 13, 2025 at 11:33 am CDT

The Trump administration on Friday proposed to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation’s fuel mix over the next two years, driven by a surge in biomass-based diesel mandates.

By Reuters, Stephanie Kelly

Jun. 13, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

Brazilian meatpacker JBS begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, capping a stunning comeback by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista less than a decade after they were jailed in a record-breaking corruption scandal and forced into the backseat of their global food empire.

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Luciana Magalhaes, Reuters, Ricardo Brito

Jun. 12, 2025 at 4:58 pm CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor.

By Reuters