More States Consider Restrictions On What Can Be Called Meat
Missouri passed a law banning food labels like "veggie burgers." Although that is being challenged in court, ranchers in other states are pushing for similar legislation.
Making Farming Available to New and Diverse People
The farm bill on Trump’s desk funds programs that help make farming more accessible.
Farm Bill Expands Rural Broadband Funding
But some remain concerned that the money will not get to many places that need it to expand access.
Young Farmers Can't Farm Without Land
Just 4 percent of America’s family farms have principal operators younger than 35, while nearly a third are led by someone age 65 or older.
U.S. Senate Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamp Work Requirements
The compromise package could be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday.
The 2018 Farm Bill Could Make Hemp the Next Tobacco
The legislation currently contains a provision that would define industrial hemp a regular agricultural crop.
Injunction Sought to Stop Missouri’s New ‘Meat’ Labeling Law
Legal wranglings over the first-in-the-nation rules pit beef and poultry producers against those selling plant-based meat alternatives.
The Soybean-Producing States at Risk in the Trade War With China
Much of the nation’s exported soybeans went to China last year. Production is concentrated in a handful of states.
Hemp, on the Brink of Being Legal, Still Faces Challenges
Nineteen of the states that allow hemp cultivation reported a crop last year.
Baaaad Commute: Goats Are the New York City Subway’s Latest Struggle
Some crazy kids blocking the N train is the latest in a string of brash, goat-related incidents across the New York City region.
Spending Millions to Stop the Spread of a Destructive Insect Invader
Southeastern Pennsylvania is ground zero for an invasive species outbreak that’s threatening trees and crops. Can it be contained?
Moody’s: Trump’s $12B Farmer Bailout Won’t Have the Desired Effect
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota have the most to lose in a “trade war” with China.
Trump Administration to Provide $12 Billion in Relief to Farmers Hurt by Trade War
The plan, which will include direct payments to some producers, was announced Tuesday.
Agriculture States Assess the ‘Collateral Damage’ of Trump’s Trade War
Farmers are seeing cancelled contracts at a time of already low prices.
Yuma Hopes to Rebound After Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
The romaine lettuce crisis may be officially over, but this agriculturally rich area has taken a big economic hit.
How One Montana City Is Weathering Talk of a ‘Trade War’
“If the farmers and ranchers aren’t making money, we feel it immediately in Great Falls.”
Iowa Soybean Farmers Could Become the Face of a Trade War With China
Already hit by falling agricultural commodity prices, retaliatory tariffs would effectively kick producers while they’re down.
Agriculture States Are Bearing an ‘Unfair’ Brunt of Chinese Tariffs
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross assured senators Thursday he’s negotiating to ‘minimize the problem,’ but ‘the gap is wide.’
Cage-Free-Egg Laws Spur Cage Match Between States
When California and Massachusetts enacted laws requiring that eggs produced and sold there be raised cage-free, 13 states including some of the nation’s largest egg producers sued.
House Farm Bill Would Preempt Local Pesticide Regulations
Most states already prohibit local efforts to restrict the chemicals.
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