Category Archives: Agriculture News

The trade embargo remains, but U.S. relations with Cuba took a step further this week as President Obama announced the countries have agreed to open embassies in each other's country. The L.A. Times r...

So far so good for a state bill that would help biomass power plants continue operating. South Valley Assembly member Rudy Salas co-authored the bill AB 590, a bill that cleared the Senate Energy Comm...

President Barack Obama now has the necessary piece of trade legislation to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The President signed the Trade Promotion Authority bill that was passed by the U.S. H...

Senate Ag Chair Pat Roberts says the Senate must take action in July on Country of Origin meat labeling. The House and Senate went on recess following the end of last week, but once back in session, R...

In a 286-138 vote, the U.S. House on Thursday passed Trade Adjustment Assistance, clearing the way for Trade Promotion Authority. President Obama had said he would not sign the TPA bill without TAA. T...

In a 60 - 38 vote, the U.S. Senate has sent Trade Promotion Authority to the President's desk as a standalone bill not packaged with Trade Adjustment Assistance. Trade Adjustment Assistance also passe...

An annual survey of restaurant industry chains suggest that the burger is losing ground to the fast-casual coffee shop concept, according to Meatingplace. The "Chain Industry Restaurant Review" from G...

Scores of corn growers from more than a dozen states will converge in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday. The EPA is holding a public hearing on its proposal to cut nearly four billion gallons of corn etha...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a 66-year-old program that lets the government take raisins away from farmers to help reduce supply and boost market prices is unconstitutional. I...

The Head of Bayer AG's CropScience unit told Bloomberg this week, a potential merger of Monsanto and Syngenta would prompt an industry review. Liam Condon said "there's only six research and developme...