Category Archives: Agriculture News
Senate Ag Chair Plans for Movement on COOL in July
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...
Jun 29, 2015
House Wraps up Work on Trade Promotion Authority by Passing TAA
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...
Jun 26, 2015
Senate Passes Trade Promotion Authority
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...
Jun 25, 2015
Survey Shows Drop in Burgers Popularity
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...
Jun 24, 2015
Corn Growers Converging on EPA Hearing
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...
Jun 23, 2015
SCOTUS Sides with Fresno Raisin Grower
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...
Jun 22, 2015
Potential Monsanto-Syngenta deal would Prompt Industry Review
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...
Jun 19, 2015
House Again Passes Trade Promotion Authority
The House granted the president authority to enter and finalize free trade agreements.Now it's up to the Senate to take up the measure again as well.House lawmakers voted 218-208 to approve Trade Prom...
Jun 18, 2015
House Leaders Considering Standalone TPA Bill
While House Speaker John Boehner can bring up the current Trade Package before July 30th, the Hill reports GOP leadership in the House is also considering a standalone Trade Promotion Authority bill. ...
Jun 17, 2015
Coalition: Calif. Farmers Stealing River Water
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A group of public water agencies that serves millions of Californians asked the state on Tuesday to order farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to stop irrigating the...
Jun 16, 2015
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