As part of an event on competition issues with farmers and producers at the White House, USDA released a new study on competition issues in the meat industry. USDA also announced a proposal to consider some regulatory restrictions on Alternative Marketing Agreements (AMAs).
A USDA-backed chicken processing plant in Iowa shut down, filing for bankruptcy, leaving 1.6 million chickens and numerous farmers without income, sparking animal welfare concerns across Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. USDA is now looking into potential dealer trust claims.
A group of 47 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of the herbicide paraquat.
A bag or bulk container of seed that goes into your planter is the result of a multistep process by the seed company focused on attention to detail at every step, from breeding and precise pollination to harvest and processing.
Every other year, Syngenta hosts its agricultural media summit, which this year was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here are some developments the company shared with journalists this year.
