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Ever.Ag, a leading provider of innovative AgTech solutions and services, announced the expansion of Everett, its ag decision engine, to agribusiness — the third wave of an agentic AI rollout that began with dairy in April and expanded to livestock and animal protein in June. The announcement is being made at Tech Hub Live, where Ever.Ag is a key sponsor, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Cornell University's Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) has opened applications for the sixth cohort of Dairy Runway, a free entrepreneurship program for food innovators developing value-added dairy products. Designed for early-stage food entrepreneurs, the program introduces participants to the customer discovery process and provides prototyping training, along with business coaching.

ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, announced that it has appointed Jeff Rowe to the newly created role of executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 17, 2026. This strategic appointment complements ADM’s leadership bench and positions the company to further advance its growth strategy and business priorities. In this role, Rowe will oversee ADM’s commercial businesses, global manufacturing and R&D efforts.

After several challenging years for the Indonesian swine industry, marked by African swine fever and reduced pig populations, the need for rebuilding production in a more resilient and sustainable way has become increasingly clear. On July 7, 546 purebred DanBred pigs arrived in Manado, Indonesia. The import included all three DanBred breeds: DanBred Landrace, DanBred Yorkshire and DanBred Duroc.

Scott Metzger, president of the American Soybean Association and Ohio farmer, discussed the recent Washington DC fly-in where 65 board members met with legislators. Input prices topped growers' concerns, though they appreciated the administration eliminating CBD duties on fertilizer. The farm bill remains a priority, though bipartisan support has waned.

Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Heath MacDonald announced July 13 that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has pre-published proposed regulatory amendments in Canada Gazette, Part I to better align Canada’s enhanced feed ban (EFB) with the U.S. The current EFB requirements were introduced in 2007 to advance Canada’s progress in reducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle. This meant that most mammalian proteins were banned from ruminant feed.

Agricultural meteorologist Greg Soulje joins us with a look at what's likely ahead for the remainder of this summer on into fall harvest season, including cooler than normal temperatures. About the Authors Brand Management Director - Livestock, Farm Progress Sarah Muirhead is Brand Management Director - Livestock with Farm Progress, which brings together BEEF magazine, National Hog Farmer and Feedstuffs.

Sarah Muirhead,Brand Management Director - Livestock,Farm Progress The world’s first end-to-end conversion of raw agricultural biogas into sustainable aviation fuel has taken place. It’s a development that offers airlines a low-cost path to mandated fuel volumes and farmers a new revenue stream. Joining us today to talk about the conversion of raw dairy biogas to jet fuel is Stephen Beaton, CEO with Circularity Fuels.

Several years of high inflation and low commodity prices, coupled with volatile production costs, are continuing to squeeze farmers financially. These forces are projected to hit farmers with $32 billion in losses for the major row crops in 2027 after a projected loss of $31 billion in 2026. Fruit, vegetable, nut and other specialty crop farmers faced billions of dollars in losses in 2025, with difficult market conditions continuing throughout 2026.

State poultry associations representing 19 separate states this week sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) urging the committee to include the House-passed Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act in the Senate farm bill. Under current law, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients may purchase a cold rotisserie chicken – the very same bird, but refrigerated – but not a hot one.