As the general ag economy faces adversity, small towns across the country
are working to weather the storm.
:^Rural Resilience - 1
Agri Stats Inc. settled multiple antitrust lawsuits with the DOJ, pork,
turkey and broiler industries, requiring the company to change information
sharing.
4^DOJ Settles Agri Stats Antitrust Case
DTN/Progressive Farmer examines the challenges facing rural America and
the solutions some communities are embracing to succeed, in a series titled
"Rural Resilience."
=^Editors' Notebook
DTN Contributing Analyst Philip Shaw says he's coming off big record
yields last year and he's hoping for the same this year. He adds that as the
corn crop goes into the ground, it carries with it all the usual optimism and
uncertainty, especially with a Super El Nino taking place this year.
7^Under the Agridome
The director-general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
is warning that fertilizer disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz will strain
the global food system and tighten food supplies in the second half of 2026 and
into next year.
BLower Food Production Projected
