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‘We doubt these bureaucrats knew enough to comprehend this rule’s demands on agriculture. They certainly don’t understand weather and the cattle business.’ – Steve Dittmer.
Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Dittmer: Woke and green turns ridiculous

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

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In the spring of 2021, we wrote columns for Agribusiness Freedom Foundation chronicling the activist left’s progress in cowing major U.S. corporations into “woke” philosophies, including those on animal welfare, green climate change theology, apologies for so-called racist pasts, offending gender identities and lots of irrelevant or downright obstructive actions, to corporations making money. With […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

June USDA report includes few changes or surprises

U.S. corn, soybean carryout projections down from May's

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MarketsFarm — There were only a handful of major changes in the monthly supply and demand report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I thought it was neutral to a little bit friendly,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Perhaps most notable were the ending stocks for new-crop […] Read more
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Livestock, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

U.S. sheep herders’ suit alleges cartel-like wage suppression

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Reuters –– Sheep herders in the U.S. West have banded together to sue their employers, accusing them of operating an illegal cartel that artificially suppresses their wages, according to court documents filed Wednesday in Nevada. The case could have implications for how antitrust laws are applied to labour markets, according to legal experts, as the […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. eyes baby formula imports amid nationwide shortage

About 40 per cent of formula products out of stock in U.S.

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. health regulators will announce action on baby formula imports as soon as Monday to address a nationwide shortage that has left parents scrambling to feed their babies, the Food and Drug Administration’s chief said. FDA commissioner Robert Califf provided no details, but President Joe Biden said last week he was […] Read more
A grain storage bin lay on a gravel road near Litchfield, Nebraska, about 230 km west of Lincoln, after high winds swept across the U.S. Great Plains and upper Midwest, in this still image from a social media video. (Kevin Fulton image via Reuters)
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Dust storm, hurricane-force winds tear across U.S. upper Midwest

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Chicago | Reuters — Hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. upper Midwest Thursday evening, sending walls of dust across cities and rural towns, causing widespread property damage and killing at least two people. Straight-line winds up to 170 km/h reached from Kansas to Wisconsin, pushing waves of farmland topsoil across the horizon and plunging communities […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Machinery

U.S. EPA proposal likes canola oil for renewable fuel

A final EPA decision is expected this summer, which, if favourable, could add new demand for Canada's premier oilseed

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Canola has another feather in its cap — one which is expected to put more money in farmers’ pockets. In a ‘proposed decision’ released in April the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized canola oil’s value as an environment-friendly alternative to fossil-based fuel — a move that’s expected to add new demand for the crop. […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Waiver seen as score for corn growers

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New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn farmers, as it will likely […] Read more

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