Ag groups argued before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., about chlorpyrifos, asking the court to reinstate chlorpyrifos tolerances that the EPA has found safe.
Commercial citrus sites in Southern California determining whether Asian citrus psyllids are spreading “citrus greening” disease. The USDA will collect data on farmers growing hemp.
USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the ongoing Western drought is the most extreme in the region since 2000. The NASS and the NASDA celebrate 50 years of working together.
The USDA announced $121 million in funding for critical infrastructure to combat climate change in rural America. Agricultural credit conditions remained strong in the second quarter.
America’s beef exports remained on a red-hot pace in June, topping $1 billion for the fifth time this year. Over 50% of the U.S. was in at least some level of drought for the fourth-straight week.
Officials from Russia and Ukraine signed a deal Friday to reopen grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. John Deere may be violating the Clean Air Act by limiting repairs on the emission control systems of its machines.
Agricultural producers have received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program, representing roughly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this first phase of the program.
Water supply challenges for California farmers are worsening as the drought deepens. It appears Argentina won’t be able to capitalize on the interruption of wheat supplies from the Black Sea.