Roundup appeal questions: In a sign of interest in the case, the Supreme Court asked the Justice Department for its views on the bellwether case that found Roundup herbicide was to blame for a California man’s cancer. (The Hill)
Production cost pressure: Strong commodity prices are being overwhelmed by rising production expenses and analysts “do not anticipate any significant pull-back in farm-level costs” before summer 2022, at the earliest. (CoBank)
Pandemic job losses: One out of every nine family farm households suffered an off-farm job loss or furlough due to the pandemic in 2020, according to the annual USDA report, “America’s diverse family farms.” (USDA)
Danone offers aid: In a letter to the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, Danone said it would offer an additional six-month contract and a transition payment to 89 dairy farms in the Northeast and discuss “co-investment solutions” to systemic challenges to dairy production in the region. But it will terminate the contracts with the farmers by March 2023. (FERN’s Ag Insider)
Tornadoes hit ag: The deadly tornadoes that struck Kentucky destroyed poultry hatcheries, damaged grain elevators and feed mills, and ripped apart a farm equipment dealership. (Reuters)