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A Virtual Tomato Training Arena for Harvesting Robots
How real-world data created a virtual farm to enable agricultural AI.
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Appeals Court Says Government Can Keep Collecting 10% Tariffs for Now
The case could be headed to the Supreme Court.
June 12, 2026
A ship is docked, Jan. 15, 2026, at PortMiami in Miami.
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Producer Prices Spike in Largest Yearly Jump Since 2022
Core wholesale prices rose 4.9% year-over-year.
June 11, 2026
Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, during a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, May 28, 2026.
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Businessman, Corporate Ag Critic Wins Iowa’s Republican Governor Primary
He vowed to “take on the big ag cartels” in his victory speech.
June 3, 2026
Goods imported from Brazil are displayed at Amazonia Brasil in Newark, N.J., Aug. 7, 2025.
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Trump Administration Proposes 25% Tariffs on Brazil Despite Extensive Trade Surplus
Brazil’s government said its dialogue with with U.S. is being ”sabotaged."
June 3, 2026
Bacon is displayed at a grocery store in Chicago, April 29, 2026.
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Trump Claims He's Making Food More Affordable — but His Examples Ignore the Big Picture
April saw the largest gain in grocery prices in more than two years.
June 1, 2026
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks in front of a screen displaying a 61.4% decrease in Amazon deforestation, Amazon Regional Observatory of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Brasilia, June 11, 2026.
Brazil Reports Drop in Amazon Deforestation, Pushing Back on U.S. Accusations
June 12, 2026
The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026.
Opening of Canada-U.S. Bridge in Detroit Delayed
June 11, 2026
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Amazon Expands Freight Service to Outside Distribution Hubs
June 10, 2026
Canadian and American flags on the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026.
New Canadian-built Bridge Across Detroit River Poised to Open
June 9, 2026
The United States Court of International Trade is seen in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal building in this, March 18, 2015 photo, in New York.
Dispute Persists Over Tariff Refund Eligibility
June 9, 2026
An adult New World screwworm fly sits in this undated photo.
Cattle Parasite Spreads in Texas as New Cases Are Found Hundreds of Miles Apart
June 8, 2026
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Bison Restoration Efforts, Grazing Rights Hinge on One Question
June 8, 2026
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022.
UN Food Agency Says Millions Are Being Pushed into Hunger by Iran War
June 8, 2026
An official with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension works at the State Operations Center during Texas' response to the New World Screwworm in Austin, Texas on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Texas Wants to Speed Up Work on Fly-Breeding Factory to Fight Cattle Parasite
June 8, 2026
Chris Kemp holds up a red snapper on the charter boat Jodie Lynn II before releasing it off St. Augustine, Fla., May 22, 2026.
Court Order Halts the Longest Red Snapper Season in Recent Memory
June 5, 2026
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Trump Administration Seeks New Path Forward With Tariffs
June 5, 2026
Men walk on the shoreline as people wade in the water in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1, 2026.
Continued Disruption of Mideast Energy Supplies Poised to Slam Global Economy
June 4, 2026
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How to Save Big on Water and Energy in Your Facility
Sustainability experts say this one adjustment slashes utility bill totals by thousands of dollars.
June 11, 2026
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025.
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U.S. Plans Extra Tariffs After Forced Labor Probe
The latest barrage of tariffs would affect some of the country's major trading partners.
June 3, 2026
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Manufacturing PMI Climbs to 54%
The index saw its highest reading in four years.
June 2, 2026
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Trump Moves to Halt Universal Tariff Refunds
The U.S. CBP estimates that the government owes $166 billion to companies.
June 1, 2026
Farah Jammeh throws organic compost on fields at a cooperative in Rufisque, Senegal, May 12, 2026.
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Iran War Forces Farmers to Seek Fertilizer Alternatives
Since the war began, fertilizer prices have risen by 40%.
June 1, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech and takes part in an armchair discussion at The Economic Club of New York, May 28, 2026.
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Canadian Prime Minister Calls for New Partnership With U.S.
The remarks came ahead of a mandatory review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
May 29, 2026
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Which Shocks Pose the Biggest Risks to Global Food Systems?
Officials may be focusing on the wrong kind of resilience.
May 29, 2026
Sheep on sale in Bamako, Mali, May 26, 2026.
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Blockade Sends Sheep Prices Soaring Ahead of Eid al-Adha Feast
Goods continue to trickle in, staving off an outright food shortage for now.
May 28, 2026
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an event in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2026.
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Supreme Court Rejects Florida's Bid to Sue Over Truck Licenses for Immigrants
The case stems from a crash in Florida last year that killed three people.
May 27, 2026
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Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens Bees, Beekeepers and U.S. Food System
The closure comes at a critical moment.
May 26, 2026
Winter-run juvenile Chinook salmon are prepared for release at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery near Anderson, Calif., on March 2, 2018.
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California's Salmon Fishery Reopening After Population Crash, 3-Year Closure
But that doesn't mean all is well.
May 26, 2026
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JLR's Profit Plunge; Schlitz Ends Production; Ford, Stellantis Pay Bankrupt Supplier | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 270
Also on the podcast, a manufacturer's survival guide for 2026, Walmart and Amazon battle over rural America and the worst wheat crop since 1972.
May 25, 2026
Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson addresses the media following the sentencing of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock, May 21, 2026, at the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
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Woman at Center of Sprawling Minnesota Fraud Gets Nearly 42-year Prison Sentence
Prosecutors said she was atop the “single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”
May 22, 2026
Aimee Bock, founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future, arrives at the Minneapolis federal courthouse with her attorney, Ken Udoibok, right, March 19, 2025.
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Prosecutors Seek 50-Year Sentence in Minnesota Food Fraud Case
The $250 million fraud case helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown in the state.
May 21, 2026
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Tariff Refunds and ‘Dumb’ Price Increases: A Manufacturer’s Survival Guide for 2026
From $166 billion in potential refunds to AI freight audits.
May 21, 2026