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Overshadowed by the government shutdown, the U.S. farm subsidy law expired for the second time on Tuesday with lawmakers still deadlocked over how to confront cuts in food assistance programs for low-income Americans. Analysts say Congress is more likely to revive the farm law for another year or two — the path it took when […] Read more

An online agribusiness show for Canadian farmers is available now through AGCanada.com. In This Country Called Agriculture, show host Rob Eirich interviews industry leaders on topics such as new technology impacting agriculture; current legal policy and issues; consumer perceptions and the food industry; renewable energy in agriculture; food safety; and best practices in farm management […] Read more

Agribusiness Cargill Inc. on Wednesday said its CEO will step down on Dec. 1 in the latest management shuffle among the world’s top agricultural trading houses. Gregory Page, 62, will be replaced by David MacLennan, Cargill’s president and chief operating officer, as part of the company’s ongoing succession plans, the company said. MacLennan told Reuters […] Read more

The food the world wastes accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the U.S., the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday. Every year about a third of all food for human consumption, around 1.3 billion tonnes, is wasted, along with all the energy, water and chemicals needed […] Read more

Global food prices fell in August for the fourth month running, according to the United Nations’ food agency, which again raised its 2013-14 forecast for grain production. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that cheaper food last month reflected declines in corn, wheat and edible oils prices. Food prices surged during the […] Read more

Russia banned pork imports from Belarus on Friday, stepping up a diplomatic and trade war over the arrest of a Russian businessman and threatening to deepen the isolation of its former Soviet ally. Russia is one of Belarus’ few diplomatic backers after 19 years of authoritarian rule by President Alexander Lukashenko but has responded furiously […] Read more