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Greenpeace ask Dutch court to force disclosure on JBS US$2.5bn Nigerian expansion as litigation looms

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:39:10 EDT

Greenpeace Netherlands has petitioned a Dutch court seeking to compel meat giant JBS to disclose information in order to challenge its business policies in court. This includes its planned US$ 6 billion global expansion, of which almost half is earmarked for Nigeria. - - Elizabeth Atieno, Food Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa, said: “JBS' meat empire expanded hand-in-glove with Amazon destruction, colossal emissions, human rights and corruption scandals, all with barely a semblance of tran...

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Yara International ASA - Mandatory notification of trade 2026

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:15:08 EDT

Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, Yara's EVP & CFO, has on 20 July 2026 purchased a total of 895 Yara shares. Following this purchase, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand owns a total of 11,183 shares in Yara international ASA. - - Details of the transaction can be found in the attachment. - - The share purchases are considered as PDMR trade under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and are subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR article 19. - - About Yara - - Yara is a global l...

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Yara International ASA - Mandatory notification of trade

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:40:22 EDT

Member of the Yara Board of Directors Helge Lund has, through Inkerman AS, a company in which he holds an 80% ownership and is the Chair of the Board, purchased a total of 12,500 Yara shares. Following this purchase, Helge Lund owns a total of 12,500 shares in Yara international ASA. - - Details of the transaction can be found in the attachment. - - The share purchases are considered as PDMR trade under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and are subject to the disclosure re...

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General Mills, ADM, Walmart Partner to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture Across 40,000 Midwest Wheat Acres

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:27:49 EDT

General Mills, ADM and Walmart announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative agriculture across 40,000 Midwest wheat acres. - - This program focuses on key growing regions where General Mills sources wheat from ADM for products sold through Walmart and Sam's Club, demonstrating a shared commitment to strengthening supply chain resilience and farming communities. - - Initial projects, with technical assistance from American Farmland Trust and Ducks Unlimited, will deliver de...

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BT brings dedicated 5G+ connectivity to Royal Welsh Show to power payments, livestreaming and customer experiences

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:51:57 EDT

BT and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society are using 5G+ network slicing at this year's Royal Welsh Show to help power mission-critical services, support local businesses and enable real-time content sharing at one of the UK's largest agricultural events. - - From helping Welsh food and drink businesses process payments during peak trading periods to enabling reliable livestreaming and real-time content sharing, the technology demonstrates how 5G+ can support enhanced experiences for both...

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InnerPlant Launches CropVoice Whole Farm for the 2027 Season to Give Farmers Control of Disease in Both Soybeans and Corn

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT

InnerPlant, the company that converts invisible biological reactions inside crops to visible data, today announced CropVoice Whole Farm, the 2027 version of its disease detection network that alerts corn and soy growers to fungal disease before symptoms are visible. - - CropVoice Whole Farm builds on the blockbuster success of the company's InnerSoy™ sensors that are genetically engineered to emit an optical signal when infected, and adds InnerCorn™ senso

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Anheuser-Busch Invests $4 Million in Idaho Falls Facilities to Support Local Jobs & U.S. Barley Farmers

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:57:51 EDT

Investment Will Advance Agricultural Technology and Research to Help Farmers, Fueling the High-Quality Ingredients in American Beer - - Key Facts: - - - Anheuser-Busch announces $4 million investment in Idaho Falls + $50,000 barley research grant - - - Idaho supplies ~70% of Anheuser-Busch's U.S. barley, supporting 230+ local farmers - - - Anheuser-Busch has invested $11M+ in Idaho agriculture facilities since 2021 - - Idaho Falls, ID – July 14, 2026 – Today, Anheuser-...

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EU Global Gateway strategy: EIB and BIIC strengthen strategic agricultural value chains for benefit of Benin and Europe

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:41:46 EDT

- - • EIB and BIIC deploy €100 million in financing, guaranteed by European Commission, in support of agricultural value chains that are key for Beninese economy and European industries. - • Operation strengthens strategic sectors – cotton/textiles, soya and cashew – that are essential for agro‑industrialisation and job creation in Benin and for security and diversification of EU supply chains in line with the EU Global Gateway strategy. - • Financing agreement signed under “Women...

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Fonterra revises its 2026/27 forecast Farmgate Milk Price

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:18:10 EDT

The revised forecast is $9.25 per kgMS, with a new range of $8.00 - $10.50 per kgMS. - - This is down from the opening forecast of $9.75 per kgMS announced in May, when the Co-operative started with a wide range of $8.00 - $11.00 per kgMS to reflect the potential for volatility and varied outcomes throughout the season.  - - Fonterra CEO Richard Allen says the change to the 2026/27 forecast reflects softer-than-expected demand at a time of strong global supply. - - “GDT prices have...

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Reminder: Program for the publication of Yara International ASA second quarter 2026 results

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:26:50 EDT

Yara International ASA 2Q 2026 results will be published on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 08:00 CEST. - - Online quarterly results presentation will start at 13:00 CEST. The presentation will be held in English. The report, presentation and webcast will be available at the above-mentioned times at https://yara.com/investor-relations/latest-quarterly-report/. - - Following the presentation, management will host an online Q&A session that will start right after the results presentation. - - To fo...

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SPAR Austria's Biodiversity Summit highlights the importance of crop diversity

Wed, 8 Jul 2026 06:15:58 EDT

The Biodiversity Summit, organised by SPAR Austria in cooperation with ARCHE NOAH, an Austrian association dedicated to preserving crop diversity, brought together Markus Kaser, Deputy Chairman of the Board of SPAR Austria; Volker Plass, Managing Director of ARCHE NOAH; Michelin-starred chef Paul Ivić; and environmental physician Prof. Dr Daniela Haluza from the Medical University of Vienna in Schiltern, Lower Austria, to discuss how crop diversity can be preserved. Climate change, g...

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EPA quietly unleashes three toxic 'forever chemical' pesticides onto America's food supply

Mon, 6 Jul 2026 10:20:51 EDT

Under the radar, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved three new PFAS “forever chemical” pesticides for use on crops, including one EPA scientists flagged as having “suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.” - - There was no warning to the farmworkers who will handle these chemicals or the families who will eat the food they're sprayed on. The EPA published the fast-tracked approvals in the Federal Register in recent days. The hazardous new herbicides – trifludimoxazin...

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More than Half of UK Farmers Report Adopting Regenerative Practices as Climate Volatility and Cost Pressures Intensify

Thu, 2 Jul 2026 09:42:56 EDT

- - • New research from Barclays finds that 80% of surveyed farmers have adopted or are planning to adopt regenerative farming practices - • Two-thirds identify rising input costs as their biggest challenge over the next 12 months - • More than 60% have developed their transition plans themselves, highlighting the need for tailored finance and advice - - - More than half of Barclays surveyed farmers have already adopted regenerative farming practices as rising input costs and increasi...

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Update on U.S. ammonia project and capital allocation

Wed, 1 Jul 2026 10:49:14 EDT

Yara International ASA (OSE:YAR) announced it will not proceed with the acquisition of the ammonia assets in the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) from Air Products. Yara will reallocate capital to alternative mature U.S. ammonia investment opportunities with more competitive returns. - - Yara will not proceed with acquisition of ammonia assets in LCEC - - In December 2025, Air Products and Yara jointly announced the potential for Yara to acquire the LCEC's ammonia production and dist...

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FSI Launches Sustainable Protein Action Lab, Hires Industry Leader Liz Specht to Lead New Innovation Platform

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 EDT

The transition to sustainable proteins will require scientific breakthroughs that make products tastier, more affordable, and easier to scale. Yet many of the most important research opportunities fall into a critical funding gap: they are too applied for traditional academic funding, but too early-stage, risky, or broadly beneficial for individual companies to invest in alone. - - To address this challenge, today, Food System Innovations (FSI) announced the launch of the Sustainable Pro...

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Governor Hochul Announces the Launch of $30 Million Tariff Relief Program for New York Agricultural Producers

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:34:29 EDT

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the release of the $30 million Agricultural Resiliency Against Tariffs Program for New York agricultural producers. The program, first announced in the Governor's 2026 State of the State address, will help offset rising costs and market loss that New York farmers faced in 2025 because of federal tariff policy. Applications for dairy, livestock, specialty crop and aquaculture producers are now available here. - - “The tariffs imposed by the Trump admini...

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Food System Innovations Launches the Food Intelligence Lab to Advance AI for Sustainable Protein Development

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:05:49 EDT

Food System Innovations (FSI) today announced the launch of its new Food Intelligence Lab to develop the open-source infrastructure needed to accelerate AI-driven sustainable protein development. The Food Intelligence Lab's goal is to shorten commercialization timelines for better-tasting, more sustainable products. - - Sustainable proteins are essential to decarbonizing food systems, which generate about 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and livestock supply chains make up more than...

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Restoring land, restoring life: Why healthy soils must underpin our future

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:51:06 EDT

Healthy land is the quiet force behind healthy lives. It grows our food, filters our water, stores carbon and provides for plants, animals and people in many other ways. - - But across the world our foundations are being weakened. Soils are being stripped of life. Grasslands are thinning. Ecosystems that once held water, carbon and biodiversity are losing their strength – and the damage is reaching our plates, economies and climate. - - We have a stark choice. We can let degradation spre...

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