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WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 – The U.S. dairy industry is asking the Trump administration to get tough with Canada. The National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association today urged the White House to take action against Canada for “slamming the door to American dairy exports in violation of existing trade commitments between the two nations.”

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 – Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said at his confirmation hearing today he is receptive to the idea of extending the deadline for food manufacturers to make changes to the Nutrition Facts panel.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - The nation’s beef and pork producers are finding a different political environment when they come to Washington, and they aren’t complaining.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - The director of agricultural development for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says the U.S. and other developed countries need to continue to support agricultural research if farmers are to meet the demand for food from a burgeoning world population.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - Savvy Cargill observers have watched the historically press-sensitive private company steadily gain a more public and media-friendly presence in recent years.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - State agencies that are beginning to implement new produce safety and other standards required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will need a lot more money in fiscal 2018...

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - School food service directors, who say they’ve been struggling to meet increased nutrition standards that have boosted food costs, are looking for some help in the next farm bill.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - Six months after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced China’s intention to lift its ban on U.S. beef, the two countries remain far apart on a deal that would actually open up trade, according to government and industry officials.

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – ChemChina’s $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta was approved Tuesday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on the condition that ChemChina divest three of its generic pesticides – chlorothalonil, paraquat and abamectin. Approval by the European Commission followed on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – Hopes are growing that Sonny Perdue can win confirmation as agriculture secretary this week after a Democrat removed a hold on his nomination.