U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans on Wednesday to open a sterile fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas, as part of the country's effort to fight the encroachment of New World screwworm.
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ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels
Farmers fear intensified ICE enforcement will affect workforce
U.S. immigration officials have walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after putting restrictions in place, two former officials familiar with the matter said, an abrupt shift that followed contradictory public statements by President Donald Trump.
U.S. and U.K. announce a trade deal, but steel imports unresolved
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement on Monday formally lowering some tariffs on imports from Britain as the countries continue working toward a formal trade deal.
U.S. Senate bill would shrink tax credit for biofuels made from foreign feedstocks
U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a tax bill that would extend a clean fuel tax credit through 2031, but trim 20 per cent of the value of the credit for biofuels made from feedstocks produced outside of the United States.
U.S. immigration to pause most raids on farms, meat packers
Farm industry groups skeptical directive will protect immigrant workers
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, a senior Trump official, and a person familiar with the matter.
US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027
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.
ADM sets off ‘frenzy’ in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule
U.S. officials are expected to propose biofuel blending requirements below industry recommendations
Archer-Daniels-Midland, a major U.S. soybean crusher and biofuel producer, slashed its bids to buy the oilseed this week ahead of an expected Trump administration announcement on biofuel blending requirements, a primary driver of demand for soybean oil - and a prospective source of demand for Canadian canola.
U.S. immigration raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries
Chicago cattle futures come under pressure as traders express nervousness around labour shorages
After meat processor Glenn Valley Foods was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, livestock traders and market analysts expressed concerns that the potential deportation of undocumented workers from such raids could disrupt U.S. food production.
Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US appeals court rules
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. means Trump may continue to enforce, for now, his "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners, as well as a separate set of tariffs levied on Canada, China and Mexico.
Trump tariffs reinstated after blocked by trade court
Fentanyl-related tariffs among levies initially cancelled; most Canadian agricultural goods already exempt
A U.S. appeals court reinstated President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Thursday—a day after a U.S. trade court ruling blocked them on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority.
