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The Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Commerce will hold two virtual hearings to issues involving foreign trade practices and seasonal and perishable produce markets.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed a 204,653-acre reduction of designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in 15 Oregon counties.

The San Francisco-based Pollinator Partnership announced Friday that it has created three new categories for closer engagement with participants in its Bee Friendly Farming program.

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Monday that through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), it will award up to $360 million in grants to public-private partnerships that “improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability.”

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $1 million in funding to the Community Alliance with Family Farmers to support a project testing pheromone mating disruption and biological control programs to be used on a number of walnut pests.

Terramera has tapped David Nothmann to be the chief revenue officer and Braga Fresh has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick as his Democratic running mate, has gone on record opposing new trade agreements, including the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and has taken up the interest of farmworkers during her short tenure in the U.S. Senate.

The Trump administration is handing out so much money to farmers that the United States will blow through its spending limit under World Trade Organization rules for 2019 and likely 2020, potentially exposing U.S. farm programs to legal challenges, according to a new analysis.

Commodity, nutrition and health groups are gearing up for the last stretch of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, using public campaigns and scientific evidence in an attempt to shape the final product in a way that suits their members.

A group of scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service released the first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet on Thursday.