Historic rainfall has flooded key agricultural areas of California. Farmers there say the deluge has delayed their planting and harvesting — and even sparked disease in some crops.
John Deere will relocate its tractor cab assembly from Waterloo, Iowa, to Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, by 2024, the company recently announced.
“The physical risk to individuals is significant,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of extreme heat’s impact on outdoor workers.
COVID-19 pandemic challenges American seed producers to secure airfreight capacity to meet spring planting.
Forced out by Castro, some offshore Florida farmers look to grow their produce elsewhere.
Pressure applied as some Democrats remain concerned about labor provisions.
How tariffs played a role in Amazon deforestation.
20 projects in 18 states emphasized new bridge-building technology.
Heavy rains this winter have delayed harvests and damaged many crops causing shortages and price hikes.
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and opened the door for interstate hemp transportation. Now hemp manufacturers are mobilizing to establish supply chains to move their crops.
The third week of the partial Federal government shutdown is impacting U.S. agriculture. Without full funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not providing some real-time information, full financial support, or some critical services for farmers and ranchers.
Nestlé commits to pumping the brakes on deforestation caused by palm oil production, Maersk surcharges are on the horizon, and Audi announces their plan to break into the electric vehicle market.
Ag haulers are not only dealing with ELDs and hour-of-service uncertainty, but tariff talk is clouding the future outlook as well.
Perhaps one of the problems for the lack of transparency and widespread adoption of technology for farmers and the agricultural community at large, is the association of bitcoin with blockchain. […]
The USDA releases a statement claiming 2017 was the third best year ever for US agricultural exports which helped to spur domestic freight markets as well.
The lifeblood for many small trucking companies and independent truckers is the load board. There is no shortage of load boards, and differentiating between them can be difficult. For truckers who handle bulk products, though, finding loads on a generic load board can be time consuming. That’s what Bulkloads.com is trying to change.
The nation is about to heat up starting this weekend, and that could drive more volatility to already rising spot rates for agricultural haulers and shippers.
