Trump announces $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers

The new financial aid package is expected to shore up the U.S. agricultural sector, which has been hurt by tariffs and a trade war with China.

• Dec 9

Trump announces $12 billion aid for farmers

President Trump announced on Monday a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have been hurt by tariffs and the trade war with China. Most of the aid is going to cattle, corn, cotton, rice, soybean and wheat farmers. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Dec 9
• 02:17

U.S. cattle ranchers struggle to lower prices

U.S. cattle ranchers are struggling to meet demands from the Trump administration to lower beef prices. Justin Tupper, president of the U.S. Cattlemen's Association, joins with more.

• Oct 28
• 03:18

White House to offer $3 billion in farm aid

The Trump administration is set to offer $3 billion in aid to U.S. farmers despite the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more details.

• Oct 22
• 03:15

Some Massachusetts cranberry farmers are restoring their bogs into wetlands

A state program pays cranberry farmers to turn unproductive bogs back into wetlands.

• Sep 24

Montana ranchers challenge the existing food system in a bid to stay alive

Cole Mannix, cofounder of Old Salt Co-op, says the longterm survival of ranchers depends on rewriting the rules of the existing food system.

• Sep 3

How Montana ranchers are challenging status quo

Cole Mannix, cofounder of Old Salt Co-op, says the long-term survival of ranchers depends on rewriting the rules of the existing food system. The co-op unites five ranchers who are all committed to sustainable land management. Jo Ling Kent reports.

• Sep 3
• 03:13

U.S. and EU flesh out trade commitments under new framework deal

The U.S. and European Union said they have formalized a deal aimed at rebalancing their trade relationship.

• Aug 21

Australia to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imposed over mad cow disease

U.S. agriculture secretary credits Trump as Australia announces easing of restrictions on U.S. beef imports. But will Aussie consumers take advantage?

• Jul 24

Hershey candy prices increasing amid global cocoa shortage

The Hershey Company said that it's raising candy prices to keep up with the increasing cost of cocoa. There's an ongoing global shortage of the essential chocolate ingredient, as heat waves and heavy rain linked to climate change continue to significantly impact West Africa, which supplies the majority of the world's cocoa.

• Jul 23
• 01:12

Book explores how food is "eating the earth"

The United Nations says fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas are by far the largest contributors to global climate change, but a new book is taking a look at another culprit: food. Michael Grunwald, author of "We Are Eating the Earth" joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Jul 1
• 02:55

Trump's deportation efforts could impact these industries and states the most

Unauthorized immigrants make up nearly 5% of the U.S. workforce, according to 2022 estimates, and a higher share in construction and agriculture.

• Jun 19

Third person charged in fungus smuggling case

A third person has been arrested in connection with a smuggled fungus that government officials are calling a potential agroterrorism weapon. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega reports.

• Jun 9
• 01:31

Cowgirl photographer Barbara Van Cleve

Barbara Van Cleve is 84, born and bred in Montana, and she still runs cattle with the best. She is also a photographer with a passion for chronicling the ranching life she learned as a child, especially the lives of ranch women. Barry Petersen reports.

• Aug 25, 2019
• 04:07

Saving Seeds In Doomsday Vault

Scientists are collecting a billion and a half seeds from all the world's crops to keep in safe storage deep inside a mountain near the North Pole. Scott Pelley reports.

• Mar 23, 2008
• 12:41

U.S. suspends importation of live cattle from Mexico over screwworm pest

The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including humans.

• May 12

Eye on America: Nurse shortage, and more

We visit the Children's National Hospital for a look at some creative solutions to the nurse shortage in the United States. And we learn how climate change is turning Alaska into America's fastest growing farmland. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.

• Dec 12, 2022
• 21:48

California fishermen turn to boat tourism as salmon ban continues

Barred from catching salmon off the California coast, fishermen have been running boat tours to stay afloat.

• Mar 18

Bird flu ripping through California dairy farms

California has over 1,100 dairy farms, two-thirds of which have been impacted by the bird flu outbreak. A leading suspect is contaminated milking machines. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

• Mar 14
• 04:04

Why the maple syrup industry is under threat from climate change

Sugar maple habitats appear to be shifting northward due to climate change. Maine maple syrup producers are working to adapt.

• Mar 13

Immigration policies tariff impact farmers

The board of directors at a "National Milk Producers Federation" meeting this week said immigration, alongside tariffs, is the number one challenge facing dairy farmers. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Motoya-Galvez reports on the connection between immigration and food prices. Caleb Ragland, a farmer from Kentucky, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss tariffs' impact on American farmers.

• Mar 7
• 09:57

How U.S. dairy trucking relies on immigrant labor

A study by the National Milk Producers Federation, a group which advocates for dairy producers, indicates that eliminating immigrant labor would lead to a 90% increase in retail milk prices.

• Mar 6

College student's classroom is the farm where he works

Carlos Marquez is in a free pilot program at Merced College. Its competency-based curriculum allows students to master vocational skills while earning a living.

• Mar 5

Why U.S. ranchers and farmers are alarmed about Canada's "super pigs"

One expert says these so-called "super pigs" — wild boars that were deliberately bred with domestic pigs – are an "ecological trainwreck."

• Feb 15

Trump tariffs' impact on manufacturing

President Trump said he will announce reciprocal tariffs on "every country" sometime this week. That means the U.S. would match any tariffs foreign countries place on it with identical tariffs of its own. Kip Eideberg, the senior vice president of government and industry relations at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the impact.

• Feb 11
• 03:56

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