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WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Britain gave its official notice to the EU that the country is pulling out of the pact that has tied it to other European nations for more than 40 years and farmers are speaking up about their concerns.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Farm incomes continue to drop and producers are having tougher times paying back loans, but the overarching agricultural credit system remains strong and bankers are doing what they can to help borrowers survive.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Farmers’ and ranchers’ private information will not be available to the public under the terms of a settlement reached between two major farm groups and the Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2017 - Dow Chemical and DuPont are a big step closer to becoming DowDupont after the proposed merger of the companies won conditional approval today from the European Commission.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24, 2017 - Sonny Perdue did everything he had to do at his Senate confirmation hearing. President Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary pledged repeatedly to be a “tenacious” advocate for agriculture.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 – Sonny Perdue, President Trump’s nominee for Agriculture Secretary, pledged to be a “tenacious advocate and fighter” for farmers within the administration and said he would try to address requests for help from dairy and cotton producers ahead of the next farm bill.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 23, 2017 - Sonny Perdue, President Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, gets his long-awaited confirmation hearing today. Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., says he expects much of the questioning to focus on the tough farm economy as well as concerns in the farm sector about the president’s trade policy.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 – The USDA announced today it is adding stricter controls on imports of Brazilian beef in the wake of a food safety scandal in the South American country, but the department did not ban any products.