San Francisco – November 03, 2026 -- Seso, which describes itself as the largest H-2A agency in the U.S. based on Department of Labor data, has relaunched its agricultural workforce platform with a suite of AI features that automate hiring, onboarding, payroll and H-2A compliance paperwork for farm employers.

Seso also says it operates one of the largest payroll platforms for U.S. agriculture. The new tools run on the same system customers already use for visa operations, onboarding and payroll.

West Lafayette – November 03, 2026 -- The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to 126 in October from 123 in September, as the Index of Current Conditions gained 16 points and the Farm Capital Investment Index climbed from 39 to 55, its strongest reading in nearly a year.

The Index of Future Expectations fell 2 points, with high input costs remaining producers' biggest concern. The survey of 400 U.S. farmers ran Oct. 12-16.

Wiesbaden – November 03, 2026 -- German producers made 7.42 billion liters of sugary soft drinks in 2025, 4.1% less than the almost 7.74 billion liters of 2024, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Output of calorie-reduced light drinks and mineral water rose over the same period, as the federal government plans to introduce a levy on sugary beverages.

WIESBADEN – November 03, 2026 -- German dietary supplement production reached a record 241,000 tonnes in 2025, up 48.4% from 162,000 tonnes in 2019, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Output rose 1.6% from roughly 237,000 tonnes in 2024.

Berlin – November 03, 2026 -- German livestock farming emits 1.18 million tonnes of methane a year, the second-highest total in European animal husbandry, according to an analysis by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), the University of Oxford and the Changing Markets Foundation. Germany also ranks third in Europe for ammonia emissions, at 443,800 tonnes.

Hamburg – November 02, 2026 -- Only 9% of food and beverage professionals say their organization runs fully connected processes across departments, while 40% name disconnected systems and data as their biggest operational hurdle, according to a new TraceGains survey.

Oakland – November 02, 2026 -- Fair Trade USA has received a $600,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) to build an AI-powered tool that gives farmers climate, market and outcome data for investment planning. The funding runs from September 2026 through September 2027.

Frankfurt – November 01, 2026 -- CJ BIO will present its animal nutrition portfolio at EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany, from November 10 to 13, with reduced crude protein (Low-CP) diets as the lead topic at Hall 21, Stand A35.

Seoul – October 31, 2026 -- HanAll F&B Farming Association Corporation has filed a patent application for a rice noodle manufacturing method after using about 6 tons of rice flour over three years of development.

United States – October 31, 2026 -- Nationwide's Grain Bin Safety program has supplied grain rescue equipment and training to 519 fire departments in 35 states, a package worth nearly $2.5 million, after adding 67 departments in 2026.

Program credited with at least 19 lives saved since 2014

The insurer launched its Grain Bin Safety advocacy program and Nominate Your Fire Department Contest in 2014. Its resources have contributed to at least 19 lives saved over that period.