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DENVER, Oct. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The overhauled North American Free Trade Agreement, now named the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, which is expected to be ratified next...

DENVER, Sept. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Costco is set to be the first U.S. retailer to integrate its meat supply to the farm level, a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division...

DENVER, Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Though progress has been made by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers for infrastructure investment, the rural-urban digital divide...

DENVER, Aug. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the U.S. economy continues to grow and unemployment dwindles, labor scarcity and wage inflation threaten the rural economy and put additional stress on...

DENVER, Aug. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, today announced...

Denver, July 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the strongest global economic growth since 2011, uncertainty around trade presents escalating concern to U.S. agriculture. Seventy percent of U.S....

DENVER, June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As consumers increasingly seek beverages made from soy, almonds, coconuts and rice—even peas and oats—the dairy industry is responding with niche products...

DENVER, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As on-farm solar becomes more competitive with retail electricity, solar panels may be a common sight across U.S. farm fields and livestock operations....

Denver, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More financial burden is on the way in agriculture and rural America with interest rates marching steadily higher. Since 2015, the Federal Reserve has been...

DENVER, May 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Technological advancements and consumer demand of fresh, local and year-round supplies of high-quality produce are growing the controlled environment...