Category Archives: Agriculture News

A letter submitted to USDA this week from the No Organic Checkoff Coalition urges the Agricultural Marketing Service not to establish a checkoff for organics. The letter tells USDA a mandatory federal...

As Congress is back in session this week, dairy producers and dairy cooperative officials will be there to discuss GMO labeling. Politico reports the National Milk Producers Federation members want a ...

Former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg under the Obama administration says GMO labeling could send the wrong message to consumers. Hamburg says GMO labeling worries her the most, adding she worries ...

Despite Monsanto rejecting a takeover bid by Bayer AG, Bloomberg reports Bayer has secured $67 billion in financing for the proposal. Bayer reportedly picked five individual banks to each provide abou...

Farm Service Agency loans or loan guarantees could be delayed this summer as demand is draining available funds, and that's bad news for farmers and Ag lenders. DTN reports that several agriculture gr...

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that landowners can challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "judicial determinations" on wetlands in court. The ruling could have broad ramifications because it ...

Agricultural exports in fiscal year 2016 are projected at $124.5 billion, which is $500 million below the February projection. The Hagstrom Report says it's also $15.2 billion dollars below fiscal yea...

The House Ag Committee's livestock subcommittee is holding a series of hearings this week on the livestock economy. One thing of particular concern to pork producers is the proposed USDA rules that re...

Monsanto will reject the 62 billion dollar bid from Bayer and seek a higher price. Monsanto company officials say they believe a deal with the German-based Bayer could get antitrust and regulatory app...

 Bayer and Monsanto are on the edge of agreeing to a merger that would create the world's largest seed company if it's completed, according to the Fox Business Network. Bayer said the potent...