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USDA provides nearly $24 million boost for beginning farmers and ranchers

On Tuesday, USDA Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young announced a nearly $24 million investment across 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers.

USDA previews crop and revenue loss assistance for agricultural producers

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on November 15 that the USDA plans for additional emergency relief through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and pandemic assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to extend a U.N. deal to export needed food

IGC trims forecast for 2022/2023 global wheat crop

The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for 2022/23 global wheat production by one million tonnes to 791 million tonnes.

Canadian wheat production makes big jump

Increased acreage, higher yields and improved soil moisture all add up to a more than 50% improvement in Canada’s wheat production for marketing year 2022-23, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Waterlogged Australian wheat crop faces extensive quality downgrades

Flooding and excessive rains across key parts of Australia's wheat growing areas have resulted in extensive damage to what was expected to be a record bin-busting high quality crop just a few weeks ago, exacerbating concerns over world food supplies. A lower quality crop in Australia, the world's No.2 supplier of the grain, comes as dryness in North America and the Russia-Ukraine war curb global supplies, fuelling red-hot food prices.

Wheat grown indoors offers promise for global food security

Vertical farmers, known for growing herbs and salads indoors, have made a breakthrough in the quest for global food security: cultivating wheat in the same controlled environment.

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