Wisconsin farmers are cautiously optimistic that a trade deal between the Trump administration and China will help give soybean growers more market certainty moving forward. The federal government reached a trade deal with China last week. Under the agreement, the White House says China will purchase at least 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans…
When the US and China settled their earlier trade war in 2020, American soybean producers saw their exports surge to near record levels. This time around, any deal is likely to yield far smaller rewards. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to sign off on terms of a framework struck by…
Minnesota is a major player in U.S. agriculture, ranking sixth in production. However, an ongoing trade war has some farmers worried about selling in the years to come. A panel of speakers gathered in Lakeville Saturday, including U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Thom Petersen, Minnesota’s Commissioner of Agriculture. The panel was part of the Free…
Seven years ago, He Yangyang left his university job in downtown Shanghai to return to his Songjiang district hometown – on the outskirts of the city – and begin exploring how digital technology could transform farming. Today, his Tushibao Agricultural Cooperative farm has made the hi-tech vision of agriculture a reality, using a central control…
An estranged couple from southwestern China became embroiled in a dispute over 29 chickens during their divorce proceedings. After telling them to split the batch of birds evenly, a judge advised them to eat the extra one as a “farewell meal” before finalising their divorce. The idea was not only practical but also reflected traditional…
Farmers are planning a fresh round of protests against the Labour Government amid continued backlash to controversial inheritance tax changes. Frustrated farmers who think Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeeves are out to get them will stage demonstrations outside local election polling stations on May 1 to encourage voters to choose “anyone but Labour”. Anna Longthorp,…
A peer-reviewed study published earlier this month estimated that 35 per cent of China’s cropland could disappear by 2100, even if the world delivers on its pledge to limit global warming under the Paris Agreement. The research raises concerns about food security and highlights the need for updated cropland protection policies. According to the scientists,…
Johanna Reinbolz-Fisher was taking a course on how to grow nutritious foods at her family’s farm, when she was diagnosed with stage-four metastatic melanoma. She began taking immunotherapy, but her health declined. She turned to other methods, which were successful. “I ended up going on my own and doing this holistic healing,” Reinbolz-Fisher said. “And…