A favorable growing season and government policies that encourage crop rotations will result in a record corn crop in China, estimated the USDA. China is second to the United States … Read More

U.S. grain exports slumped to their lowest level in years last week as shippers struggled to restart loading operations along the Louisiana Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ida flooded and damaged … Read More

– Fall armyworm caterpillars are getting fat at the expense of farmers and homeowners in Illinois. The pest is found in the Midwest nearly every year, but this year multiple … Read More

The United States and Mexico on Thursday resumed high-level economic talks for the first time in four years as the two sides signaled they need greater cooperation to combat the … Read More

The USDA Thursday announced that its handing out $464 million to farm operations and other businesses to build or improve renewable energy infrastructure and to help rural communities lower energy … Read More

The Illinois House passed energy legislation Thursday night, sending it to the state Senate. Illinois House lawmakers spent most of Thursday piecing together an energy bill that could save two … Read More

Workers on farms and in meatpacking plants who toiled through the pandemic stand to get $600 bonuses from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. The USDA … Read More

The U.S. could get 37% of its electricity from solar power by 2035—and 44% by 2050—if the U.S. pursues an ambitious agenda to cut reliance on fossil fuels, the Energy … Read More

A new grocery store recently opened its doors in south St. Louis, and it’s unlike anything else in the area. MARSH (Materializing and Activating Radical Social Habitus) has opened its … Read More

The pandemic unleashed massive amounts of aid to keep the economy afloat. Along the way, we also learned how to keep families from going hungry. (Politico)