🇧🇷 LATEST: Brazil has completed its first tokenized livestock financing transaction. The pilot used 10 dairy cows as blockchain-backed collateral for a rural loan, bringing real-world asset (RWA) tokenization to the agriculture sector.

A traditional technique practiced by young shepherds of Ethiopia’s Banna tribe. They walk on stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, navigate wetland areas, and stay safe from snakes and predators such as lions and leopards. It demands strength, balance, and training starting from childhood.

Tokenized cows just backed a farm loan on Brazil's stock exchange Ten dairy cows in Paraná became the first tokenized livestock collateral on B3, Brazil's stock exchange, backing a loan worth about $19,400. Each cow carries a digital ID generated from AI sensor collars tracking its health in real time. Banks usually cut up to 60% off livestock collateral because they can't verify an animal is even alive. Live monitoring removes that discount just as Brazil's farm bankruptcies have nearly quadrupled since 2023. Cowmed already monitors 100,000 cows worth around $395M and projects a fifth could be pledged within two years, stretching RWA tokenization from T-bills into working farm animals.

South Sudan: Prolonged period without rain expected to lead to severe drought, resulting in lost crops & livestock, and food insecurity. @WFP & the Government have activated country’s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan to help people prepare before worst impacts hit.

LATEST: 🇧🇷 A Brazilian dairy farm used 10 tokenized cows to secure a R$100,000 loan, marking the first livestock collateral formally registered on B3, Brazil's stock exchange.

Frozen pork from Weifang has been shipped to Angola for the first time, marking a new step for the city’s livestock products in the African market. Supported by customs guidance on export requirements and a well-established local processing chain, the shipment has helped broaden overseas trade channels for Weifang’s agricultural products.

"There's a farmer in Texas that's reporting since the data center was up and operational, he hasn't had a live birth in two years." Erin Brockovich says AI data centers are impacting livestock, wildlife, and the environment.

America's ranchers deserve better. For generations, Chris Heaton and his family have worked the land, cared for their livestock, and lived the values that built this country. Now, they're facing uncertainty because of a nearly 1-million-acre national monument designation that puts traditional ranching at risk and leaves hardworking producers wondering if simply doing their jobs could make them lawbreakers. That's not how we protect the American West. On Thursday, July 2, I'll join @SecRollins and Administrator @SBA_Kelly for a Lawfare Roundtable to hear directly from Chris and other producers who are fighting back against government overreach. If we're serious about protecting America's food supply and preserving our ranching heritage, we need policies that trust the people who know the land best. NOT more bureaucracy from Washington.