Category Archives: Agriculture News

The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a chemical safety bill this week that passed the U.S. House and Senate recently. Obama will sign the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 2...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says direct payments made to farmers are expected to increase roughly 31 percent this year to $13.9 billion. Direct farm program payments are those paid directly by ...

A new study shows the U.S. meat and poultry industry accounts for $1.02 trillion in total economic output, or 5.6 percent of gross domestic product. The analysis, commissioned by the North American Me...

A federal court order shows arguments on the merits of a lawsuit against the Waters of the U.S. rule will likely be scheduled beyond February of next year. DTN reports a court order this week from the...

Deputy Secretary Mike Connor of the U.S. Interior Department heads to California this week to discuss the state's worsening water crisis. Politico reports that he will meet with state officials and wa...

The fiscal year Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill includes a provision that would stop new restrictions on fertilizer sales. North Dakota Democratic Senator John Hoeve...

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...