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Bayer CEO eyes structural changes as glyphosate sales fade
The biotech giant is grappling with growing debt, declining revenues and massive litigation overhang.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 9, 2023 -
Food bankruptcies surge as companies struggle with shift in consumer habits, access to cash
Tattooed Chef and Do Good Foods are just two of the highest-profile firms to file in 2023, with analysts predicting further bankruptcies in plant-based, sustainability and alternative agriculture.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 9, 2023 -
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Declining farm income and other production challenges have pushed farmers to rethink their operations and adopt new technology in a bid to diversify potential revenue streams.
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Farm bill to address pork industry’s Prop 12 concerns
House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson said the Supreme Court left an opening for Congress to overturn the controversial animal welfare law and others like it.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 4, 2023 -
Pork producers sue Massachusetts over Question 3 animal housing law
Triumph Foods and a group of Midwest pork farmers are challenging the state’s updated requirements, set to take effect this month following the Supreme Court ruling on California's Prop 12.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 2, 2023 -
Fertilizer company JR Simplot reaches $150M deal with EPA to address plant waste
The manufacturer allegedly failed to manage hazardous materials from phosphate production.
By Sara Samora • Aug. 2, 2023 -
Biden admin takes steps to protect workers from extreme heat
The president unveiled a plan to ramp up enforcement of heat safety violations, increasing inspections in high-risk industries like agriculture.
By Ginger Christ • Aug. 1, 2023 -
US progressives want the farm bill to take on big food companies
A package of bills would halt mergers of large agriculture businesses and require corporations to provide strengthened pay and working conditions if they want USDA funds.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 31, 2023 -
USDA buys $68M of Alaska seafood to offset salmon glut
The purchases aim to support fisheries after a record sockeye salmon harvest last year depressed prices.
By Nathan Owens • July 31, 2023 -
SEC to overhaul disclosure rules for cybersecurity attacks
After a fierce debate, the agency voted to require companies to come clean on material breaches within four business days of determination.
By David Jones • July 27, 2023 -
Fed raises interest rates following June pause
Rate hikes may be pushing the agriculture industry to adjust operations as farm lending slows, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas.
By Grace Noto • July 27, 2023 -
Bayer braces for $2B loss as glyphosate demand declines
The biotech giant lowered its 2023 outlook after prices for the herbicide plummeted.
By Nathan Owens • July 26, 2023 -
Phthalates in food packaging: FDA declines to reconsider petition to ban
Health and environmental advocates are evaluating next steps as the agency continues to allow numerous plastic-softening chemicals that some companies are voluntarily phasing out.
By Maria Rachal • July 26, 2023 -
Biden threatens veto of House agriculture spending bill
The White House says a Republican-led measure would slash nutrition and climate programs, as well as hamstring the USDA’s ability to increase competition in the meat and poultry industries.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 25, 2023 -
India bans some rice exports, sparking inflation fears
U.S. rice farmers have called on the Biden administration to challenge the ban in front of the World Trade Organization.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 24, 2023 -
Amid race to finish farm bill, budget office declines request to add staff
House and Senate agriculture leaders have expressed concern about the "volume of outstanding requests" for financial estimates, which are needed to draft the legislation.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 21, 2023 -
USDA’s Foods in Schools program needs systematic improvements: GAO
Challenges faced by the program, which provides 15% to 20% of foods used in school lunches, include delivery issues and price fluctuations.
By Naaz Modan • July 21, 2023 -
Bipartisan effort grows to scrutinize foreign purchases of US farmland
Lawmakers have expressed national security concerns over agricultural acquisitions from companies in China and other countries considered adversaries.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 20, 2023 -
USDA teams with states to crack down on anti-competitiveness in food
The agency will work with more than 30 attorneys general to address anti-consumer practices, even as economists remain mixed on market consolidation’s effect on inflation.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 19, 2023 -
DOJ fails to block US Sugar’s $315M purchase of Imperial Sugar
An appeals court in Philadelphia said the government failed to prove the purchase, first announced in 2021, would raise prices for U.S. consumers and businesses.
By Chris Casey • July 17, 2023 -
USDA will invest $300M to monitor agriculture’s effect on climate
The funding will improve data collection and help verify emissions reductions from adopting climate-smart farming practices.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 13, 2023 -
Xochitl Torres Small confirmed as USDA deputy secretary
A former member of the House Agriculture Committee, Torres Small told the Senate she hopes to move the USDA away from a “get big or get out” mentality.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 12, 2023 -
USDA opens applications for $2.2B in discrimination relief
Women and farmers of color have had less access to credit and are more likely to have their loans rejected.
By Nathan Owens • July 10, 2023 -
EU food safety regulator says glyphosate safe for agriculture
The decision sets up the potential for renewed approval of the controversial herbicide, a main ingredient in Bayer's Roundup weed killer.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 7, 2023 -
Europe’s plan for greener farming hits pushback
Danone, Nestle and other major food players say some aspects of the EU's Green Deal for agriculture don't go far enough.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 6, 2023 -
Tyson drops ‘no antibiotics ever’ label on chicken products
The poultry giant said it is reinstating the use of some antibiotics in its poultry supply chain, but not ones “important to human medicine.”
By Chris Casey • July 5, 2023