In the next six weeks, Ukraine's winter wheat crop will come back to life and enter the tillering stage. If farmers can't get to their fields to protect their wheat crop because roads and bridges have been bombed, it will mean trouble — and it will be felt around the globe, says Chandler Goule, CEO of National Association of Wheat Growers.
Secretary Vilsack supports attorney generals search for answers. He says once the market studies are completed, “we may learn additional steps we can take.”
A new Reuters report indicates the White House is exploring a solution that would remove Renewable Fuels Standard blending requirements for ethanol to help soften increasing food prices.
With recent changes to agriculture overtime laws out east, all eyes have now turned west. Oregon farmers learned the outcome of House Bill 4002, ending the state’s agricultural exemption from higher overtime wages.
