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#1 USDA Restores Some Climate-Related Webpages After Farmer Lawsuit
May 14 2025 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture restored on May 13 some climate change-related webpages that the agency had deleted since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, after being sued by farm and environmental groups,...
#2 Capital Farm Credit Acquires Two Texas Agencies
Apr 21 2025 // The Board of Directors for Capital Farm Credit recently supported the purchase of two crop insurance agencies in the Texas Plains Region in an acquisition agreement aimed at serving as a long-term provider of critical crop...
#3 Texas Farmers Fear Proposed Legislation Could Devastate Hemp Economy
Apr 23 2025 // Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at the state’s first-ever agricultural hemp expo in Dallas in 2019. Amid considerable hype and excitement...
#4 UK’s Extremely Dry Start to Year Raises Crop and Wildfire Risks
Apr 24 2025 // The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk of wildfires. Total precipitation of about 20.5 centimeters (8.1 inches) during the first...
#5 People Moves: Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Promotes Zeilinga to Agency Manager
May 8 2025 // Chris Zeilinga Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, promoted Chris Zeilinga to agency manager of the Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush Agency. Zeilinga joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance in 2002...
#6 Georgia Grants Tax Breaks for Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid After Helene
May 14 2025 // FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s governor signed a law Thursday to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes, but it could be months more...
#7 Presence of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Biosolids Raise Alarm for Farmers
Apr 21 2025 // What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on...
#8 Europe’s Farm Sector Loses €28 Billion a Year From Climate Risks
May 21 2025 // The European Union’s agriculture industry is losing €28 billion ($31.5 billion) a year due to increasing climate risks, such as droughts and flooding, according to a new study. Those losses from adverse weather...
