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Farmers nationwide could be forced sometime soon to start ensuring the eligibility of all new employees using the federal E-Verify system, which current agricultural users say is so flawed that many undocumented applicants can easily get around. 

Though a grocery shopper may remain oblivious to the financial collapse of Dean Foods, a major milk processor and manufacturer, the industry is guessing how the firm's trip though Chapter 11 bankruptcy and expected sale to the Dairy Farmers of America will all shake out.

After years of negotiation, South Korea has agreed to U.S. demands to set up a quota to ensure imports of U.S. rice, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

Policy year in review for almonds * Conservatives look to stop ag labor fix

Ag labor bill supporters look for GOP boost * Positive signs on China talks

Farmers getting more trade aid * Key week ahead for USMCA?

Congress must pass a new stopgap spending bill this week to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the Thanksgiving break, while House Democrats look to nail down a deal with the White House to clear the way for approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

Starting Monday, the Agriculture Department will start providing farmers their second tranche of payments under the 2019 version of the Market Facilitation Program, the Trump administration's effort to compensate farmers for the impact of retaliatory tariffs.

Streamlining for groundwater sustainability * Dems demand trade promises in writing * U.S., China talks continue by phone

The legal battle over AB 5 * Japan moves to approve trade pact with U.S.