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USDA today released details of a final rule on school meals that it says increases local flexibility in implementing nutrition standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Monday he would recommend President Donald Trump sign the new farm bill that congressional negotiators agreed on even though it wouldn’t tighten work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Bayer AG announced that it would sell its Animal Health business and is evaluating the sale of its Coppertone and Dr. Scholl’s brands, as well as other assets, as part of an effort to streamline the company, improve profitability and competitiveness.

Farm groups welcomed news that negotiators had reached agreement on a new farm bill, but key details were being kept under wraps while lawmakers waited to learn whether the final cost estimates would force them to tweak the text.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to become USDA’s top scientist assured senators he accepts the scientific consensus on climate change and said more research is needed to help U.S. agriculture adapt.

A survey finds that the high price of scarce water and the lure of bigger yields of high-value crops are tugging American farmers toward smart irrigation investments.