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Complaints about disparities in Agriculture Risk Coverage payments continue to dog USDAPs management of the program. But those concerns may pale in comparison to the cost of addressing broader issues with ARC when lawmakers get down to writing the next farm bill. Some ARC supporters fe

The Agriculture Department used a stacked deck when it said a small patch of land on a South Dakota farm contained wetlands, the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) contends in a petition filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Come the new year, U.S. farmers will have to begin complying with a host of new EPA regulations designed to protect farm workers from any ill effects associated with handling or working near pesticides.

A federal judge has limited the scope of litigation seeking to hold Syngenta responsible for damages caused by ChinaPs rejection of genetically engineered corn in 2013.

- USDA doesnPt have the manpower or funds yet to complete the federal rule for the GMO disclosure law, but the department is doing what it can as quickly as it can, according to government officials.

A new survey shows cover crops get rave reviews from producers that plant them, but those that donPt still appear skeptical of their benefits.

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Agriculture and construction equipment giant John Deere today announced layoffs at two Iowa manufacturing plants. The news comes days after the company reported profit for its fiscal third quarter fell from the year-earlier period.

An environmental group is seeking to force the Fish and Wildlife Service to act on petitions to protect 417 animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act.

USDA plans to spend an estimated $20 million to take about 11 million pounds of cheese off the market and reduce the surplus that has helped keep prices low.