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Cattle country fends off climate villain label
In the heart of the beef industry, producers and meat companies say strong consumer demand means they haven’t lost stride even as some consumers express → Read More
Rough road for farm bill as divided Congress takes hold
The five-year legislation setting farm, conservation and forest policy depends on the new Republican leadership's ability — and willingness — to work across → Read More
EPA flush with cash as Covid pesticide registrations pile up
EPA has collected so much in pesticide registration fees for Covid-19 disinfectants, that it's reducing the fees charged to registrants. → Read More
Farm groups fear being left behind as budget bill shrinks
Farm groups are watching nervously as the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill heads toward being cut back. → Read More
Retired forest official plants trouble in timber debate
Retired Deputy Forest Service Chief Jim Furnish has become a leading critic of the agency's forest management. → Read More
AGRICULTURE: Lawsuit takes aim at organic label for hydroponics
A battle over organic crops grown without soil continues to play out in federal court. → Read More
PESTICIDES: Research surprise unveils how common herbicide kills bees
Many studies already claimed the nation's most-used weedkiller was lethal to bees, but new research indicates its much-maligned active ingredient — glyphosate — isn't to blame. → Read More
PANDEMIC: Day of reckoning dawns for industrial livestock farms
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing livestock farms and grocery stores to consider whether the meat industry is primed for a new way of doing business. → Read More
POLITICS: Iowa's election debacle could cost ethanol its clout
The messy Iowa Democratic caucuses may claim a collateral victim: the political power behind ethanol. → Read More
WILDFIRES: Interior advances plans for active forest management
The Interior Department has set out a timeline for increased timber cuts and other "active management" of federal forests embraced by President Trump in December. → Read More
OCEANS: Lawmakers want to use seaweed to fight acidification
A push to promote seaweed as a tool against climate change appears poised to move forward in Congress — once lawmakers resolve the dispute that's holding up annual appropriations. → Read More
AGRICULTURE: Farm bill: Winners and losers
The 2018 farm bill, which President Trump signed yesterday, settles agriculture policy for the next five years — and sets the stage for new skirmishes in 2023. And one year's farm bill paves a path for a subsequent farm bill in several ways, some of which policy groups say are peculiar to the legislation, renewed every five years. → Read More
ELECTION 2018: Agriculture bigwigs face off in Senate runoff in Miss.
Tomorrow's runoff in Mississippi's special U.S. Senate election pits two agricultural policy heavyweights against each other as the 2018 farm bill and the Trump administration's trade battles shape the political landscape in farm country. → Read More
WILDFIRES: Trump shakes up forest management debate — with rakes
President Trump over the weekend suggested a new tool — rakes — for the fight against wildfires. → Read More
BIOFUELS: Trump EPA poised to allow year-round E15, but will it sell?
The Trump administration appears poised to let gas stations sell higher-ethanol E15 fuel in the summer for the first time, handing the renewable fuels business a win. → Read More
Trump picks entomologist to lead U.S. farm research programs
If confirmed by Senate, Scott Hutchins would lead a sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture research program that includes efforts to improve citrus crops. Scott Bauer/USDA/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Trump picks entomologist to lead U.S. farm research programs By Marc Heller, E&E NewsJul. 17, 2018 , 5:05 PM An entomologist with a corporate background is President Donald Trump's pick to head… → Read More
AGRICULTURE: Advocates welcome Senate farm bill — with caveats
The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up its version of the 2018 farm bill Wednesday, setting the stage for conflict with a more partisan measure in the House. → Read More
AGRICULTURE: Battles over immigration, food stamps torpedo farm bill
The House today failed to pass a five-year farm bill after support fell apart among conservative Republicans. → Read More
POLITICS: Hearing's on for USDA nominee with links to Russia probe
Sam Clovis' confirmation hearing for a senior position at the Department of Agriculture will proceed as planned next week, even though he may be asked as much about his role in the Trump campaign's Russia dealings as about agriculture, Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts said today. → Read More
HURRICANES: Health worry and headache for farmers: Dead cows
For farmers recovering from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, handling livestock — both alive and dead — may be one of the hardest parts of returning to life as normal. → Read More