Technology

A New Mexico dog confirmed with a case of New World screwworm last week is no longer believed to have traveled to Mexico, New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte says. As Senate Agriculture Committee leaders prepare to release farm bill text, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch says lawmakers need to focus on the growing economic reality that farmers are spending more to produce crops than they're earning. 

As debate ramps up nationwide over the impacts of data centers, California legislators may impose strict controls on how new ones would operate in the state and who would pay to power them. The legislation comes as the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and high-capacity cloud computing is accelerating data center development nationwide.

The Agriculture Department is moving forward with a major overhaul of its loan and grant technology systems by launching a modernization effort that agency officials say will improve access to financing for farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

As Corteva prepares to split its seed and crop genetics business into a separate company, the agribusiness is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Pioneer brand, which helped revolutionize modern agriculture. 

Texas A&M University will invest $133 million to build a new meat science center on its main campus by 2028.