Category Archives: Agriculture News

A rule by the Environmental Protection Agency exempts livestock producers from reporting emissions from their farms to state and local authorities. The move, supported by the livestock industry, won t...

The Trump Administration has no plans in place for 2019 to give any more aid to farmers hurt by tariffs. Bloomberg says that's based on assumptions that markets will recover even if the trade war with...

A Northern California Judge reduced the more than $200 million award to less than $40 million in a case against Bayer AG's Roundup herbicide, formally of Monsanto. Dow Jones reports a San Francisco Su...

The Department of Agriculture says more than 130 cities, including Sacramento and Rancho Cordova in Northern California, have expressed interest in hosting USDA agencies that would move from Washingto...

The U.S. formally announced it will seek trade agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced this week that the U.S. will seek...

U.S. beef exports set new records in August with export value topping $750 million for the first time. The U.S. Meat Export Federation says August pork exports were fairly steady with last year's volu...

The GMO Labeling law mandated by Congress will be established by the end of this year, according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Perdue told Organic Insider last week that despite delays, USDA ...

Republicans could push for a swift vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement if Congressional power swings to Democrats in the November elections. Some Republicans in the Senate are pushing to approve ...

Concerns over weak farm income forced a sharp decline in the monthly Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index dropped to a reading of 114, 15 points below its August reading of 129 ...

A late-night agreement Sunday offers a new NAFTA and new terms on dairy for the United Sates. Canada agreed to join the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the U.S. Mexico and...