Category Archives: Agriculture News
Judge to Reassess $80 Million Award in Monsanto’s Roundup Cancer Case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge says he will reconsider a jury’s $80 million damage award to a cancer victim who used Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer. The San Francisco Chronicle...
Jul 03, 2019
Pelosi Wants “Surgical” Changes to USMCA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement may need to be opened up again and changed with "surgical precision" before the House will vote on it. "It wouldn't be like we're openi...
Jul 01, 2019
USDA Will Defend Trade Aid at WTO
The World Trade Organization has been receiving complaints about the aid money that California and other farmers in our nation are getting from the government. However, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says ...
Jun 28, 2019
New Tariffs Could Hit Pesticides
The pesticide industry is asking the Trump administration to exempt its chemical imports from China from the potential $300 billion in new 25% tariffs the president is threatening to impose next month...
Jun 25, 2019
Honey Bee Losses Increase
Bee colony death numbers are continuing to climb. The Bee Informed Partnership released its latest survey last week, saying U.S. beekeepers lost 40 percent of their colonies last winter. That's the la...
Jun 24, 2019
Farm Trade Relief May Violate World Trade Rules
The European Union and China, along with five others, are criticizing President Trump’s $16 billion trade relief program for farmers, claiming it may violate world trade rules. Specifically, the...
Jun 19, 2019
India Slaps 70% Tariff on U.S. Almonds, Apples
India's decision to slap new tariffs on American goods over the weekend escalates a trade battle with the United States that may not be worth fighting and could backfire. The Indian tariffs on 28 US p...
Jun 17, 2019
Dairy Employees Get Year Round H-2A
The American Dairy Coalition and its members across the country are pleased with the passage of the Cellar-Newhouse Amendment. It allows year-round dairy employees to utilize the H-2A visa program. Th...
Jun 17, 2019
Massive Ag Coalition Urges USMCA Ratification
More than 950 agribusinesses and farm groups are urging Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement quickly. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have all taken the first steps towards ratifying the ag...
Jun 12, 2019
Federal Reserve Might Lower Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is open to cutting interest rates if necessary, due to trade disputes between the U.S. and others. Powell opened a Chicago Fed conference stating "we do not know...
Jun 05, 2019
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