agriculture

Politics

Trump Declares Emergency to Suspend Moroccan Phosphate Tariffs to Shield U.S. Food Supply

Summary: The administration announced a time-limited emergency proclamation suspending import duties on certain Moroccan phosphate fertilizers for up to eight months to ensure U.S. farmers can access essential…

Evelyn A.June 30, 2026

Health

U.S. Detects First New World Screwworm Case in Decades — What Ranchers and Officials Are Doing Next

What was found and where Federal and state animal-health officials confirmed that New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) larvae were detected in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, South…

Evelyn A.June 4, 2026

Business

Small farmers face a new era of hemp prohibition

New state and federal restrictions on hemp are reshaping a once-booming cannabis-adjacent industry and putting growers, manufacturers and retailers under renewed pressure. The clearest category fit for this…

Evelyn A.April 7, 2026