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Percent or 29 points. Thats where we stand right now on this monday. Well, despite disneys new star wars movie absolutely crushing it over the weekend, crushing all box office records, in fact, the stock keeps on falling. Its down another 1 today. So youre looking at trading since friday, if we can bring up that board as well. There we go. Down from the 112 range to the 106 and change range as we see today. And, mandy, the driver here has been the btig media analyst rich greenfields two cnbc int...

If the third time is a charm, Michael Happ might finally make an impression on federal lawmakers and administrators with his fact-filled, 24-page report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s continued financing of Big Ag’s big manure habit.

VENICE — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern Louisiana, near the juncture where the 2,350-mile-long Mississippi River ends at the Gulf of Mexico. Clark Porter is a 62-year-old farmer who lives in north-central Iowa where he spends part of […] The post ‘It’s getting worse’ – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants appeared first on Louisiana ...

A government plan to address the problem has cost taxpayers billions of dollars with minimal results so far.

U.S. farmers use more fertilizer and spread more manure than in most other countries, accounting for roughly 10% of global fertilizer use, behind China and India.

VENICE, Louisiana — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern Louisiana, near the juncture where the 2,350-mile-long Mississippi River ends at the Gulf of Mexico. Clark Porter is a 62-year-old farmer who lives in north-central Iowa where he spends part […] The post ‘It’s getting worse’ – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants appeared first on Io...

While thousands of producers line up for government assistance through CSP and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program each year, less than one-third have historically been able to get in. And that trend continued in 2023, despite both programs collectively being infused with $500 million in additional funding that year through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The District 214 Education Foundations 214 Cares emergency financial assistance program is here to stay, now addressing a variety of needs of students and their families, from helping pay the rent to putting food on the table.

If an extension or replacement bill isn't passed by the new year, there could be major consequences for farmers and consumers.

After decades of Farm Bill policy incentivizing the overproduction of commodity crops, conventional agriculture in the U.S. has taken an increasing toll on water, soil and the climate — and on farmers’ own ability to withstand extreme weather and climate disruptions.