Category Archives: Agriculture News

A bipartisan group of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries, including Ann Veneman of California, issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The former secretaries note...

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The American Farm Bureau says if federal agencies are left the task of developing implementation guidance for the Waters of the U.S. rule, the result will be a continuation of the rule's "liabilities,...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Japan Thursday and then onto China over the weekend to meet with his counterparts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Vilsack said this will be his first meeti...

According to the Hagstrom Report, the European Food Safety Authority says glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in Monsanto weed killer, likely doesn't cause cancer in humans. But EFSA did propos...

Bloomberg reports Swiss pesticide maker was a recent target of the China National Chemical Corporation, otherwise known as ChemChina. People with knowledge of the deal said Syngenta has rejected ChemC...

The Wall Street Journal reports that Syngenta is discussing with DuPont a potential combination with DuPont's agriculture division. However, sources said the discussions are at an early stage and may ...

The American Farm Bureau recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments against a lower court ruling that gives the Environmental Protection Agency broad powers to micromanage local water run...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns more steps need to be taken against multi-state pathogen outbreaks. The CDC says such outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne dis...

A 1980s bust seems unlikely, but cash flow is becoming a more significant concern and farm consolidation could intensify as some producers face intensifying financial stress, according to Nathan Kauff...