Category Archives: Agriculture News

Beijing says it's in "no rush" to get talks going again between the U.S. and China. That's from the South China Morning Post. The Chinese newspaper says the country is prepared to not meet with Presid...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the administration is close to "an understanding with Mexico and Canada" to remove tariffs that have been in place for almost a year and have heavily impacted U....

The Chinese Finance Ministry made the expected announcement that it would respond to the most recent hike in U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. China will raise tariff rates on $60 billion in U.S. impor...

The Department of Justice is seeking information regarding alleged price-fixing of chickens by processors. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the Department of Justice has issued a grand j...

California will ban of chlorpyrifos use within the state. The state Environmental Protection Agency chose to ban chlorpyrifos following what it calls mounting evidence that the pesticide "causes serio...

Republican Senators met with President Donald Trump to discuss steel and aluminum tariffs and the effect they're having on possible passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Bloomberg says th...

The University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is investigating how California livestock producers who manage cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs and other animals have been impacted ...

A majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm impact farmers' mental health. Other factors included stress, weather, the economy, is...

Ag industry lobbyists tell Politico that the industry appears to have come together to reach consensus on a potential fix to the shortage in farm labor. Politico reports that the potential fix would g...

Lawmakers return to Washington next week with a renewed industry push to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Following the International Trade Commission Report, few steps remain to reach implem...