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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a significant step to recognize the value of hemp by renaming a trade advisory committee to prominently feature the plant among specialty crops, indicating a growing recognition of its value as a unique commodity. The USDA has appointed hemp...

Everyone knows that raising kids is expensive. Most parents don’t stop to think about how much kids cost until they’re in the thick of parenthood. If you’re thinking of having kids, or you already have one and are considering more, you probably have some financial...

Wisconsin-based hemp company Canndigenous, in partnership with Iconoclast Industries and several universities and business partners, received $15 million from the “Industrial Hemp for Fiber and Grain” project by the USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities program. The funds were granted...

The latest Farm and Land in Farms report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the US lost 1.3 million acres of farmland in 2021. The total land in farms decreased from 896,600,000 acres in 2020 to 895,300,000 acres in 2021. Farmland acreage has decreased by over 13.62...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to conduct a new survey in partnership with the University of Kentucky via a public notice that was published on the Federal Registry and reported by Marijuana Moment. The survey, which would be distributed to 20,000...

Tom Vilsack, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, announced that the agency would invest more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects, of which $20 million will be earmarked for hemp projects. The investment, made under the National...

China’s accelerating imports of American corn and soybeans in 2020 have continued this year. Understanding whether this marks a long-term shift requires not just a review of demand drivers, the geopolitics straddling Sino-U.S. trade relations and food security, but also innovation in food...

U.S. grain volumes have been a bright spot for the railroads, with higher volumes reflecting export demand. Indeed, grain carloads were up 23.2% year-to-date to 509,364 as of last Saturday, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Since September, grain rail carloads have...

Food waste in the United States is estimated between 30% and 40% of the total food supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA's Economic Research Service estimated the loss at 31% at the retail and consumer levels. There are a number of reasons for food loss – from...

Chinese ports are loosening access restrictions as the COVID-19 situation improves across the country. Even so, the world’s largest pork consumer is recording its lowest-ever imports from the U.S. In the week of March 5, Chinese buyers cancelled enough orders to push net U.S. export sales to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday attempted to assure American farmers that a recently negotiated trade deal between the U.S. and China is starting to make headway. "President Trump and this Administration negotiated a strong trade agreement with China that promises significant...

Hauling hemp can be risky for drivers even though it's now legal to grow it, process it and sell it — which is why some states are including provisions in their hemp plans to try and ease the pain, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) top legal official. Speaking at USDA's...