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Agricultural Stories For 9/19/25
Companies
New Bill Aims at Removing Tariff Costs From Groceries
With 'We Speak Pork', Smithfield Woos Younger Carnivores
PepsiCo, Unilever, and Other Major Companies Launch "STEP Up for Agriculture" Initiative
JBS Readies for Brazil Cattle Cycle Turn
Armed with $13 Million in Seed Funding, BRAINR Ramps up Plans to Digitize Food Manufacturing
Danone Abandons Acquisition of Lifeway Foods
Organic Food Prices Could Soar as US Imposes Import Restrictions and New Tariffs on Specialty Sugar
Even Yogurt is at Risk in RFK Jr.'s Fight Against Processed Food
Industry Veteran Jim Donald Retires as Albertsons Chair
Watchlist
Rollins: Trump Administration Could Announce an Aid Package Soon
US Exports for Grains, Beef, and Pork
Senator Grassley Frustrated with Reallocation Schemes
Corn Growers Have Grim Outlook on US Farm Economy
Farmers Alarmed: US Nearing Agricultural Economic Crisis - Steps to Reverse Course
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig Calls for US to Pursue New Markets Amid Trade War, Tariff Concerns
Ag Analysts Weigh In as US, Mexico Begin USMCA Review Process
Feed and Grain Industry Has $401 Billion Economic Impact
Ethanol Producers Face Potholes in Race to Pass Year-Round E15
EPI: Meatpacking Needs Green Cards, Not H-2B Visas
Beef
Rebuilding the US Cow Herd: A Calculated Climb
Buy or Develop? Weighing the True Cost of Replacement Heifers
Sept. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed Report Could Hold Surprises
Brazil's Beef Exports to US to Fall Further in September After Tariffs, Industry Group Says
Why Beef Prices Are Higher Than Ever (And Shoppers Are Finally Resisting)
How Seaweed Could Help Cows Fart Less, and Why We Should Care
Colorado Launches Study on Drones vs. Wolves
Study Will Test Cattle Vaccine Immunity Boost
The 57th PLC Annual Meeting Begins in Flagstaff
Oklahoma Producer Shares Responses to Modern-Day Consumer Concerns About Beef
Pork
USDA: China, Mexico, Japan Drive Weekly US Pork Export Sales
Beijing Urges Top Hog Producers to Cut Output
Brazil Pork Shipments Increase 2.8% in August
Farm Health Guardian Expands Team to Support Growth
New Study Tests Different Piglet Feeding Strategies for Early Life Nutrition and Growth
Revolutionizing Sow Nutrition: Precision Feeding During Lactation
Distressed Trader's Soy Can Feed Pigs in Argentina, Suitor Says
Pork Industry Eyes Impact of MAHA Guidelines
Mom Needs Energy: How Enzymes Can Help Maximize High-Fiber Sow Diets
A Look at Some of the Newest Hires in the Pork Industry
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