Category Archives: Agriculture News
Roberts Suggests no New Farm Bill Funding
Leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee indicated there would be no additional money to spend in the next farm bill while touting the cost savings from the most recent farm bill. During a farm ...
May 09, 2017
FDA to Address GMO Misinformation
Included in a budget deal to avert a government shutdown is funding for the Food and Drug Administration for consumer outreach and education regarding agricultural biotechnology. The Washington Post r...
May 05, 2017
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
The U.S. Department of Justice says that John Deere and Monsanto had terminated their attempted sale of Precision Planting, LLC., from Monsanto to John Deere. The department filed suit to block the sa...
May 03, 2017
Farmer Opinions on Trump’s First 100-Days
A new Farm Journal poll offers farmer perspective on Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. In fact, Farm Journal has tracked farmer opinions on Trump since 2015. Several polls conducted in 2015 and...
May 01, 2017
Cargill Exiting U.S. Cattle Feeding Business
Cargill has announced it will exit from its U.S. cattle feeding business. The move means that in the last year, the company has gone for the fourth-largest feeder in the U.S., to completely leaving th...
Apr 28, 2017
Group Sues to Ban Processed Meats in LA Schools
The Los Angeles School District is being sued by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine because of processed meats on the district's breakfast and lunch menus for children. An Associated Pr...
Apr 17, 2017
White House Plans to Tackle Tough Issues in NAFTA Talks
The Donald Trump administration is considering front-loading the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement by negotiating the political issues first, ahead of more technical ta...
Apr 12, 2017
Bureau of Reclamation Boosts Water Allocations to 100%
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is now planning to deliver 100 percent of the water requested, by growers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. https://cdn.socast.io/6...
Apr 11, 2017
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
Data by the Department of Agriculture shows agriculture and agriculture-related industries contributed $992 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, a 5.5-percent share, the most recent USD...
Apr 10, 2017
Agriculture Groups Pushing Estate Tax Repeal
A coalition of more than 30 agriculture groups is pressing Congress to repeal the estate tax. A letter sent to the House Ways and Means Committee asked that any tax reform package include permanent re...
Apr 04, 2017
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