Trump says U.S.-China 'trade deal means less to me now' than when he signed it
President Trump said Thursday that phase one of the U.S.-China trade deal means much less to him now despite China stepping up agriculture purchases in recent weeks.
Blue Apron founder raises $10M for chicken-breeding company Cooks Venture
Cooks Venture is a company focused on raising its own breed of healthy chickens.
Bayer Roundup settlement reduced by California state appeals court
A California state appeals court has reduced Bayer AG's $289.2 million settlement with a former school groundskeeper who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer.
Tyson, JBS plants targets of coronavirus lawsuits alleging racial discrimination
Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson Foods and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic.
US farmers scramble for help as COVID-19 scuttles immigrant workforce
A sustained labor shortage could impact the soy and corn harvests that start in September.
Chipotle, Shopify team up to help farmers sell direct to consumers
Chipotle is launching a virtual farmers market for its suppliers with Shopify's help.
China will honor trade deal, wants better US ties
Tensions have flared over Beijing's handling of the coronavirus
Tyson, Cargill among meatpackers that practiced 'cartel'-like price fixing: Lawsuit
A handful of the nation’s largest meatpackers was sued for collaborating in a “cartel”-like manner to limit the meat supply.
Court blocks Bayer weed killer sales in US
The lawsuit was among those Bayer inherited when it bought Monsanto for in 2018.
DOJ eyes meat industry amid coronavirus for alleged price fixing
Beef prices are supermarkets spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, while prices paid to ranchers for cattle steadily dropped.
Restaurants raise prices as coronavirus forces meat shortage
As the coronavirus pandemic has led to meat shortages across the country in recent weeks, some restaurants are raising their meat prices to prevent shutting down for good.
Coronavirus may force hog farmers to kill 10M pigs by September
Pork farmers may have to euthanize more than 10 million hogs by September if overcrowding continues.
Ivanka Trump to launch $3B coronavirus farmers aid with USDA secretary in Maryland
Ivanka Trump and USDA Sec. Perdue visited a Maryland food wholesaler Friday to launch the USDA's $3 billion "Farmers to Families Food Box" program.
Trump farmer: America's food supply in danger if we don't use immigrant workers legally
To prevent lasting and severe food insecurity, we need the government to make farmers whole this year
Senators want coronavirus money for hog farmers forced to 'depopulate' herds
The hog industry will lose more than $5 billion due to restaurant closures, the senators wrote.
Harvesters struggle to recruit foreign crews during pandemic
Harvester crews typically traverse the nation with their combines and grain trucks taking on work where the crops are ripening.
Judge rules in Ben & Jerry’s favor in ‘happy cows’ lawsuit
The suit claimed the company deceived consumers by saying it used milk and cream from “happy cows.”
Chipotle increases local sourcing, issuing coronavirus scholarships, grants
Chipotle is continuing its support for local farmers and sustainability, according to its newly released report.
Coronavirus prompts growth for small farms offering direct-to-consumer sales
Unlike larger farms that are struggling as restaurants remain closed, small farms are receiving more customers than ever from the coronavirus.
Coronavirus forces farmers to destroy their crops
As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts supply chains, American farmers are plowing under healthy crops.


















