The Senate Agriculture Committee didn’t let the ongoing pandemic stop it from holding a hearing Wednesday on a new bipartisan bill to bolster carbon markets, a concept increasingly backed by … Read More

In a move to protect the U.S. fishing industry, President Trump signed a memorandum to help protect lobster fishermen from so-called harmful trade practices, giving them protections similar to those … Read More

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $50 million in state grants for broadband projects Tuesday, which will expand internet access for thousands of businesses, homes and farms across Illinois. (Chicago Tribune)

Seeking to forestall further claims, Bayer AG is taking a risky bet that an independent scientific review will ultimately show that its widely used weed killer Roundup does not cause … Read More

U.S. health and agricultural authorities issued thinly veiled criticism of new demands from China for food-exporting companies to sign documents stating that they comply with safety standards to prevent transmission … Read More

The Small Business Administration has released their interim final rule for the Paycheck Protection Program as well as updated forgiveness forms. Find them on our Federal Stimulus page.

– Vertical agriculture company Plenty Inc. has an unusual selling point: Its crops of arugula, kale and microgreens are grown in an indoor farm run by robots. (Bloomberg)  

Over the past few months, Americans have seen prices increasing in the grocery store. At the same time, though, some items got cheaper last month. Here’s a quick guide to … Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

A strong planting season for U.S. corn is expected to lead to a record-high supply, as demand for the crop remains muted thanks to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More