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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.

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) announced Thursday that it is accepting proposals for $720,000 worth of Farmer Rancher Sustainable Agriculture grants in several Midwestern states.

USDA will extend the sign-up deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), add additional commodities to the list of those eligible for aid and correct some payment rates.

Legislature wraps up committees * Ag divided over byproducts * Irrigating with manure has benefits * USDA changes course on Food Boxes

Sustainable Conservation has released a report that bolsters support for a new tool for dairies.

A Senate committee will hear more this week about a cleanup measure that has divided the ag industry.

Policy committees in the Legislature will hold their final hearings of the session this week.