Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Tag: soybeans

Trade war and immigration crackdown push US farmers to the brink

Farmers describe collapsing export markets, labor shortages, and a missing safety net as tariffs and immigration policies reshape U.S. agriculture.

Major blow to soy industry as Chinese grow wary of GMOs

China has strict rules against GMO cultivation but permits the import of a few varieties, including soybeans.

Russia Bans all Imports of US Soybeans and Corn over Microbial...

According to the regulator, the corn imported from the US is often infected with dry rot of maize.

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Donald (disaster) Trump

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Vermont becomes first state to ban weed-killing pesticide paraquat

The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in Vermont's general assembly after extensive medical research linked the pesticide to a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Food insecurity reaches near-pandemic levels as economic strain deepens across America

Federal Reserve researchers find rising hunger, declining financial confidence, and growing hardship concentrated among lower-income families, households with children, and SNAP recipients.

The roots of the US-Russia rivalry

Russia-U.S. relations became most visible during their Cold War confrontation and are now dangerously dysfunctional. Long-established suspicion and overlapping interests have shaped periods of cooperation and competition for centuries, a cycle that risks repeating itself indefinitely.

The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch

The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.