WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 6, 2025: * * * Ceasefire Talks: What's at Stake for Ukraine's Agriculture Sector and Global Food Security? By Caitlin Welsh, Emma Dodd and Joseph Glauber More than three years following the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's agriculture sector remains a primary target of Russia's assaults. In attacking Ukraine's agriculture sector, Russia seeks to diminish   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Reintroduces Farmer Act to Strengthen Farm Safety Net, Make Higher Levels of Crop Insurance More Affordable WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, this week reintroduced his legislation to strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers. T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Rangeland conditions vary dramatically across the state By Sarah Fuller Conditions in rangelands and unimproved pasture vary dramatically across Texas based on precipitation as the warm-season forage growing period begins, said experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. At more than 92 million acres, rangelands represen  more