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USDA announced several actions today to promote fair and competitive markets, including new rulemaking steps under the Packers and Stockyards Act and increased access to seed germplasm.

The Agriculture Department intends to provide another $250 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to distressed farm loan borrowers, on top of the $2.2 billion it has already provided, the department's Farm Service Agency announced Monday.

USDA has directed crop insurance companies to expedite loss adjustments necessary to make payments to producers impacted by Hurricane Helene, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday.

East Coast dockworkers agreed to end their two-day strike after coming to a “tentative agreement on wages” with the United States Maritime Alliance, the International Longshoremen’s Association and USMX said in a joint statement Thursday. 

East Coast dockworkers ended their strike after reaching a “tentative agreement on wages” with the United States Maritime Alliance, the International Longshoremen’s Association and USMX said in a joint statement Thursday. The two sides have extended their current contract and will keep negotiating until Jan. 15 to finalize a new one.

EPA’s denial of a petition last year seeking new regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations was reasonable, the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals has found.

Dockworkers and their employers appear to have made little progress in discussions over a new contract as the strike that started Monday at East and Gulf Coast ports continues to snarl supply chains for containerized agricultural products.