Agriculture


Trump Reportedly Overruled Advisors In Decision To Slap Tariffs On Remaining Chinese Imports

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Nearly everyone at an Oval Office meeting objected to Trump's decision to impose additional tariffs, according to The Wa... Read more

Belgian Agritech Firm AgroSavfe Closes €35m In Series C

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Today (30 July), Belgium-based crop and food production company AgroSavfe announced that it has closed a €35m Series ... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Cannabis Companies Are Having A Horrible Summer As Scandals Mount And Stocks Slide

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The cannabis sector has hit a three-month summer slump, weighed down by a series of scandals, regulatory deadlock and a ... Read more

Capitol Report: Key Republican Sounds Noncommittal On Protecting Banks That Work With The Marijuana Industry

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Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo suggests there are strong grounds for protecting banks that work with the booming marij... Read more

Wall Street Banks Are Bailing On Troubled American Farmers Amid US-China Trade War

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In the wake of the US housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted for new ways to expand its loan... Read more

Trump Says China Is 'letting Us Down' By Not Buying US Farm Products During Trade Talks

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If China does not buy U.S. crops, it could bode poorly for a U.S.-China trade deal as Washington has said it expects Bei... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Zenabis Fought Short-selling Financiers In The Cannabis Industry, But Did It Win?

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Zenabis Global Inc. did the unlikely Tuesday: The cannabis company raised cash without going to a group of hedge funds i... Read more

Key Words: Trump Says ECBs Draghi Is Depressing Euro To Benefit Trade

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With markets already moving in response to the largely surprisingly dovish comments from European Central Bank head Mari... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Marijuana Producer Hexo Stock Falls After Sequential Revenue Decline In The Wake Of Canadian Legalization

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Hexo Corp. shares fell sharply in Thursday trading after the company announced a sequential decline in revenue as part o... Read more

'Tariff Man' Trump Heads To Iowa, A State Scarred By His Trade War Ahead Of 2020

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Trump's trip to Iowa shows an effort to contain the damage from tariffs ahead of the 2020 election — especially as Dem... Read more

Important Gene Discovery Could Help Crops Grow Much Faster

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It is estimated that more than one-quarter of the world’s population suffers from malnutrition, with almost 1bn chron... Read more

Yield Lab Europe Launches €21m Fund In Agritech Start-up Boost

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Start-ups working in agritech across Europe will now be able to apply for venture capital funding as part of a new init... Read more

Trump Administration Unveils $16 Billion Bailout To Farmers Hurt By China Trade War

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The Trump administration announces a $16 billion aid program for American farmers that includes a three-pronged package ... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Trump Administration Considers Flying Migrants Across Country To Relieve Border Crowding

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The Trump administration may begin flying asylum-seeking families at the southern U.S. border across the country to have... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Tilray CEO Says Pot Supply Is Still An Issue, But Sales Triple And Push Stock Higher

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Tilray Inc. shares rose 5% in the extended session Tuesday after the Canadian weed maker topped consensus revenue estima... Read more

China Is Raising Tariffs On $60 Billion Of US Goods Starting June 1

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The move follows President Trump's decision to hike tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. Read more

Want To Be A Whistleblower? Heres What You Need To Know

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Legal experts and whistleblowers share advice on how to say something when you see something. Read more

Trump Today: Trump Today: President Says China Deal Has Further To Go As He Slams Article That Mueller Report More Explosive Than Barr Portrayed

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President Donald Trump on Thursday said a trade deal with China has “a ways to go” but could be announced within the... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Biggest-ever U.S. Cannabis Acquisition Deal Helps Boost Buying In Marijuana Sector

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Shares of Origin House fall Monday, although Chicago-based Cresco Labs Inc. said it was buying the Canada-based cannabis... Read more

The Farm Belt Faces An Expensive Cleanup After Already-costly Record Flooding

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Record flooding in the Midwest and Great Plains caused at least $3 billion in damage to the region, and more than one-th... Read more