A new S&P Global report commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action finds limited growth in biofuel demand could put U.S. farmland under pressure. It warns that without higher ethanol blends and expanded fuel markets, millions of acres could shift out of production by 2050.
House Republicans approved a budget blueprint authorizing up to $12 billion in farm aid, sending spending instructions to the House Agriculture Committee as the measure heads toward a House floor vote next week.
Monsanto withdrew its petition seeking antidumping duties on Chinese glyphosate imports after farm groups strongly criticized the move as harmful to struggling farmers.
In a federal lawsuit over patent and licensing rights to glyphosate-resistant corn seed, Bayer CropScience on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by Latham Quality Inc., a company that alleged Bayer had made it too difficult to develop an off-patent glyphosate-resistant seed.
The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require cancer warning labels on pesticide products containing more than 100 active ingredients.
