AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFarm Investment: USDA announced $86.6 million for specialty crops nationwide, including $435,000 for 13 Iowa projects supporting research, training and market access. Climate-Ready Seeds: Togo trained about 50 agricultural stakeholders to improve seed production and distribution in drought- and flood-hit northern regions. Food Security: Indonesia’s agriculture minister and ERIA discussed regional food reserves and agri-food processing to strengthen resilience to supply shocks. Corn and Biofuels: A proposed US EPA plan would restore more than 770 million waived fuel-blending credits over 2026–27, aiming to protect ethanol demand and corn growers. Rising Farm Pressures: UK farmers cited drought, high fuel and fertilizer costs and bluetongue disease as mounting threats to production and food security.
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