TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Consumer/Retail,

03/29/2023 SOURCE: flip.it

How Distilling Almost Killed—Then Revived—One Of America’s Heritage Crops

Along the eastern seaboard, there’s a growing network of folks interested in reanimating the dead—or, at least, the nearly dead. “There's definitely a robust network on the eastern seaboard of people in brewing, distilling, academics and malting that are building on a lot of these storylines and getting some of these varieties back into the public's hands,” says Brent Manning, certified cicerone (like a historian for beer and spirits) and co-founder of Asheville, NC-based Riverbend Malt House.  He’s talking specifically about Bloody Butcher Corn—a hybrid of Hackberry Dent and Red Corn, with deep maroon kernels and a complex taste. It

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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,

Inflation and Agricultural Interest Rates

Interest rates on agricultural loans have increased as the Federal Reserve Bank (FED) has raised rates to combat increased inflation. Given different inflation rate scenarios, we present scenarios of possible…

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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food,
TOPIC(S): Cotton, Education, Commodity/Trade Groups,
TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Young Farmers, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA,

03/28/2023 SOURCE: www.usda.gov

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers and Communities Affected by Tornado in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that assistance is available for communities and agricultural producers affected by the severe weather and tornado that tore through Mississippi on March 25. “My thoughts and prayers are with all who have lost loved ones in the terrible tornadoes in Mississippi and with the communities who must rebuild their homes and businesses,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Alongside our federal partners, USDA is ready to provide assistance to those impacted by these storms.”

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies,

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