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Jim Justice Criticizes Rural ICE Raids, Then Clarifies Support for Trump

The comments highlight industry complaints about labor shortages, raising questions about unclear DHS guidance on who enforcement should target.

Amazon Backs 7.65 GW Gas Plant to Power New Texas AI Campus

U.S. to Start Phased Reopening of Border to Mexican Cattle on August 24

North Bengal Factories Halt Leaf Purchases Without MRL Certificates

Texas Regulators Require Data Centers to Pay for Their Own Power and Register Operations

California Pay Rule Reclassifies Goat Herders as Hourly Workers, Grazing Firms Warn of Closures

White House Pauses Beef Import Tariff Rollback After Rancher Pushback

Argentina Approves First Wage Deal Under Labor Reform for Rural Workers

UN Report Warns Extreme Heat Is Pushing Global Food Production to the Brink

LPG Shortage Shuts Small Eateries as Hotels Shift to Firewood in Southern India

Ottawa Raises Elver Catch Limit 22% for 2026 Season

Bavarian Court Halts Otter Culling Rule Again as Fish Farmers Decry Decision

Whole Milk Returns to School Menus Under New Law, but Rollout Varies

Comer, Bipartisan Backers Push Two-Year Delay of New Hemp Limits

Banco Nación Launches Emergency Credit for Fire-Hit MiPyME Producers in La Pampa and Patagonia

Argentina Declares Neuquén Agricultural Emergency Over Drought

Government Lifts Farm Inheritance Tax Relief to £2.5 Million After Backlash

Mexico’s Screwworm Crisis Hits 97 Human Cases as Cattle Export Halt Tops $700 Million in Losses

Argentina Extends Farm Emergency in Buenos Aires After Floods Through Feb. 28, 2026

House Sends Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization to President After 399–5 Vote