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Agricultural Stories For 8/25/25
Companies
Fed's Powell Opens Door to Rate Cut, Citing Job Market Risks
Agrifood Leaders Asked How They View 'Food as Health' Trend
John Deere Faces a Crossroads Amid Decreasing Demand, Increasing Investments
Beyond Meat Taking Longer to Pay Its Bills as Plant-Based Sales Plunge
Mars Trials Gene Editing to Boost Climate Resilience in Cacao Crops
Macro, Tariffs May be All That Can Stop Walmart
Smart Tech Tackles Workforce Gaps in Processing
Case Farms Acquires Foster Farms Complex in Louisiana
Americold Completes Storage Facility in Partnership with CPKC
H-E-B Plans Warehouse to Support Dallas Expansion
Watchlist
EPA Grants 140 Small-Refinery Exemptions to RFS, Plans Biofuel Reallocation
How Much Meat Will the US Eat in 2025 and 2026?
US Farm Agency Plan to Close Flagship Research Site Threatens Critical Research, Critics Warn
How Pro Farmer 2025 Crop Estimates Compare and Contrast With USDA Expectations
Lawmakers Propose Faster Path to Farm Ownership
China Snubs US Soybeans While USDA Invests in Screwworm Defense
Boxed in by Shifting Tariff Rules, European Shippers Pause Some US-Bound Parcels
Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say
Environmental Groups Ask Federal Court to Revoke Enlist Herbicide Registrations
In Today's Farm Economy, Best Offense is Good Defense
Becoming a Farmhand Inspired Clayton Lind to Share the Truth About Agriculture
Beef
Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed Down 2% From Year Ago, Placements Down 6%
USDA Cattle on Feed Report Slightly Bearish: Will The Market Even Care?
Hunting Wolves Reduces Livestock Deaths Measurably, But Minimally, According to New Study
How High Will the Cattle Market Run? Can Corn and Soybeans Continue to Rally?
Cattle Placements at High End of Estimates
Beware the Buzz: A Deep Dive into New World Screwworm
How Today's Market Dynamics are Reshaping Ground Beef Supply
US Customers and Consumers Realizing 'There's No Quick Fix' to Chronic Beef Supply Shortage
Adding Value to the Simmental Cattle Herd
Pork
China to Buy Pork for Reserves as Prices Dip
RFID Tags for Sows and Exhibition Swine Provided at No Cost Starting This Fall
USMEF Conference to Explore Global Trade Dynamics
Packer Margins Hold Steady as Pork Production Climbs
WOAH Sounds Alarm on New World Screwworm Expansion
USDA Gets Bipartisan Backing for $850 Million New World Screwworm Plan
Traders Book Profits as Import Stoppage Keeps Prices High
Major UK Supermarkets Cancel Pork Contracts Amid Cranswick Abuse Allegations
Planning for Success: Navigating Change and Investing in the Future of Pork Production
Pig Outlook: Lean Hog Futures See Chart Consolidation This Week
Emergency Farm Tips You Never Knew, From a Level One Trauma Nurse
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