The National Pork Producers Council is calling Impossible Foods' naming of its plant-based products designed to mimic real pork a brazen violation of labeling law.
34 Republicans joined 226 Democrats to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, the first House-passed agricultural labor reform since a comprehensive immigration plan in 1986.
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement working group is getting closer to an agreement,on issues relating to the environment, enforcement, access to medicines and labor.
Organic farmers will harvest a record number of acres across the U.S. this year despite the weather and trade challenges. Farmers will harvest 3.1 million acres.
The trade war between the U.S. and China is a big reason U.S. farm exports are taking another hit as the USDA slashes its estimates for shipments of soybeans and corn this year.
According to a recent Trump tweet, China will “not be able to hurt” American farmers, indicating he’s ready to extend tariff aid for farmers into 2020.
After trending lower through the first four months the year, May pork exports to Japan increased 5% from a year ago, while export value, up 3%, was the highest in 18 months.
China’s apple production is down sharply this season, but U.S. apple exporters couldn’t help fill the gap. Unseasonably cold spring weather caused a 25% drop.