A federal court ordered USDA to rewrite its genetically engineered food labeling rule by January 2028, requiring clearer disclosures and ruling QR-code-only labeling insufficient.
Most fertilizer prices fell in late July with UAN32 dropping 14% month over month to $459/ton, leading a group of three fertilizers reporting significant price drops.
Federal regulators have paused the issuance and renewal of non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses in noncompliant states, leaving some H-2A workers unable to obtain licenses.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke at Farmfest in Minnesota on Tuesday, announcing some changes to crop insurance, including a two-month delay for paying premiums this year. She also talked about modernizing USDA data collection and crop surveys. Rollins said USDA would hold several forums this month about the issue.
Corn was rated 61% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated 63% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Aug. 2. Winter wheat harvest reached 86% complete.
Four state grain agencies filed a federal court motion to force Hansen-Mueller to release documents needed to pay farmers and complete an outstanding investigation into the company's collapse.
USDA's interim final rule resolves decades of uncertainty by recognizing qualifying wetland determinations made since 1990 as certified.
The Senate farm bill markup draft now includes year-round E15, major small refinery exemption changes and a one-year delay in SNAP state cost sharing ahead of Thursday's markup.
Senate farm bill text expected this week includes year-round E15 language as lawmakers negotiate a compromise ahead of an anticipated markup on Aug. 6.
John Deere settled with the Federal Trade Commission and five states, requiring the company to provide independent repair shops and equipment owners nationwide with full access to its repair tools and resources.
