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The U.S. and China have restarted trade talks, but China has still not purchased the large amounts of U.S. ag products President Trump said they promised at the G20 Summit.

Stock prices for Beyond Meat rose nearly 10% after the company’s new product announcement called “Beyond Beef,” now being rolled out nationwide.

National Farmers Union joined 34 organizations calling on elected officials and presidential candidates to address corporate consolidation in the livestock and poultry markets.

No sign of easing in the debate over cattle and sustainability, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association updated the 2019 Policy Priorities to include the Green New Deal.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Nature Conservancy in Washington state is weighing a potential ballot measure as early as 2018 to fight climate change.
The Seattle-based conservation group on Monday filed three possible initiatives to the people with the Secretary of State's Office...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown will serve as a special envoy to states at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, further elevating his international profile on climate change as President Donald Trump backs away...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his state will continue to abide by the Paris climate accord regardless of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark 190-nation agreement to reduce carbon emissions.
The Democrat said Thursday that the Republican presi…

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of people have marched through downtown Chicago and outside Trump Tower to demand action to prevent climate change and protect the environment.
Saturday's rain-soaked march coincided with hundreds of similar events across the U...

**China’s competition authority has approved ChemChina’s proposed acquisition of Syngenta, according to both parties in the deal.
That follows the conditional approval of the U.S. and EU competition authorities last week and Mexico’s approval this week.…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted to oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline and to request that the city's finance department avoid contracting with banks that back the $8 billion project.
The Seattle Times reports the council voted unanimously Monday to pass the resolution...