Category Archives: Agriculture News
ChemChina, Syngenta Deal Likely to Face U.S. Regulatory Review
The $43 billion takeover deal by ChemChina to purchase Syngenta will likely face a regulatory review from the United States. Bloomberg reports a U.S. national security watchdog is likely to look close...
Feb 05, 2016
Presidential Race Sidelines TPP Vote
Senate Agriculture Chair Pat Roberts says a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not expected until after the November Elections. Roberts delivered that message to the National Association of Stat...
Feb 04, 2016
Poll Shows Farmers Presidential Election Preferences
A new poll by Agri-Pulse finds the majority of farmers and ranchers plan to vote for a Republican in the 2016 presidential election. The poll results announced last week say 40 percent of those Republ...
Feb 03, 2016
Cuba Ag Advocates call for Embargo Repeal
A coalition of agriculture groups is calling on Congress to repeal the Cuba embargo to allow agriculture exports. The latest announcement from the Commerce Department allows more exports to Cuba, but ...
Feb 01, 2016
Most Cal Dairy Farmers Sign up for MPP
USDA says slightly more than half of the nation's dairy farms have signed up for a second year in the Margin Protection Program, the USDA safety net for milk producers. Farm Service Agency data shows ...
Jan 28, 2016
Banking on the Health of Honey Bees
The Agriculture Resource Service is organizing a national bee genebank as part of the agency’s response to ongoing problems facing the country’s beekeepers. The genebank will be located in...
Jan 27, 2016
D.C. Blizzard Postpones House Ag Committee Hearings
With Washington D.C. shut down following a massive snow storm, the House Agriculture Committee canceled a hearing regarding the Environmental Protection Agency. The House will not be in session at all...
Jan 26, 2016
Monsanto Files Lawsuit against California’s Prop 65
Monsanto is taking legal action to prevent what the company calls a flawed listing of the herbicide glyphosate under California's Proposition 65. Prop 65 requires the state to maintain a "list of chem...
Jan 25, 2016
Senate Fails to Advance WOTUS Disapproval Veto
The Senate failed to move forward with a veto override on the Waters of the U.S. disapproval resolution. Following the veto earlier this week, the Senate considered an override, but the motion failed ...
Jan 22, 2016
House Ag Committee Holding EPA Rural Impact Hearing
The House Agriculture Committee announced a hearing set for next week to examine the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency's actions on the rural economy. The hearing is scheduled for next Tue...
Jan 21, 2016
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