Centers for Disease Control

The USDA, FDA and Centers for Disease Control continue to underscore there’s no credible evidence of food or food packaging as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.

The NASS agency is taking a comprehensive look into the 2020 production and supply of small grains, that includes wheat, oats, and rye.

KOMO News is reporting that the first documented case of a deadly virus that originated in China has been detected in Washington state.

Soybean producers won’t be the only ones to benefit from a Chinese trade deal. According to Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge, livestock producers have a lot to gain, too.

The number of hepatitis A illnesses potentially linked to fresh conventional blackberries from the grocery store Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has risen to 14.

Traceback investigations into three E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California area, has led to a common grower.

Australia and Canada has signed and filed ratification documents of the new TPP last week, This starts a 60-day waiting period before the agreement takes effect.

Petroleum-based plastics that can last for centuries is piling up. Agriculture may have a potential solution: compostable bioplastics made from plant materials.

SPOKANE (AP) — Spokane County has reported 24 confirmed or probable cases of mumps, a sharp increase from last week when there were only nine. The Spokesman-Review reports that 17 of the people affected by the disease were fully vaccinated, while the other seven people had an unknown vaccination status...

Syngenta is inching closer to announcing a $43 billion takeover agreement with ChemChina. ChemChina reportedly offered a sweeter deal to Syngenta than Monsanto, by offering the $43 billion in cash. Monsanto offered a similar $43 billion takeover in August, but the proposal included cash and a portion of its own shares...