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Truckers Advised to Watch for Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Truckers doing business in counties under quarantine are playing an unwitting role in the spread of the spotted lanternfly.

October 17, 2019
Business

Agribusiness Giant Cargill Lifts Bet on Plant-Protein Craze

Cargill Inc., one of the world’s biggest agricultural companies, plans to spend an additional $75 million to expand in pea protein in the U.S. as traditional meat producers continue a shift to alternatives.

August 28, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Ramps Up Brazil Soybean Imports, Rebuffing US Crops

China is stepping up its soybean buying in Brazil as growers in Argentina continue to hoard and the Asian nation avoids American oilseed after an escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

August 16, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Corn Heads Toward Worst Rout Since 2013 on Outlook for Acreage

Corn futures plunged by the exchange limit, heading for their worst day in at least six years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported more of the grain was planted than analysts had estimated.

August 12, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Praises Deal to Increase US Beef Exports to Europe

President Donald Trump on Aug. 2 praised a previously announced deal that will open up the European Union to more U.S. beef after the bloc carved out quotas previously granted to other nations.

August 2, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Regulatory, Legal Guidance Could Soon Provide Clarity on the Transport of Hemp

Potential solutions to some of the vexing problems that truckers and law enforcement are facing regarding the transportation of legal hemp across state lines could be coming soon.

July 31, 2019
GovernmentEquipment

US to Roll Out $16 Billion in Farm Aid for China Trade War

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an additional $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with payments to begin next month.

July 25, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Corn, Wheat Spike After US Cuts Forecasts on Midwest Flooding

Corn’s waning rally snapped back to life after the U.S. government predicted a deluge in the country’s grain belt will harm supply more than analysts expected.

June 11, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

USDA General Counsel Opinion: States Can’t Prohibit Hemp Transportation

While states and American Indian tribes currently can regulate the lawful production and sale of hemp produced under a 2014 law, they may not prohibit the interstate transportation or shipment of the product grown under a program authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a new legal opinion issued by USDA’s general counsel.

May 29, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Grants One HOS Exemption, Receives Request for Another

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted reprieve from hours-of-service rules to one group and received an exemption request from the rules from another.

February 5, 2019