Articles by Steve Davies

Federal wildlife agencies would consult with the Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of pesticides on endangered species in a much different way, if the farm bill introduced by House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, becomes law.

Florida citrus growers should not expect to receive a silver bullet in their fight against citrus greening, a new National Academy of Sciences report has concluded.

With participation lagging, the National Agricultural Statistics Service is redoubling its efforts to encourage farmers and ranchers to answer questions for the 2017 Agricultural Census.

Farmers in Northwest Ohio could be facing the prospect of enforceable limits on fertilizer use, following an announcement by the state’s Environmental Protection Agency that the waters of western Lake Erie are “impaired” as defined by the Clean Water Act.

Usually, saying “the fix is in” conjures images of backroom deals that benefit a chosen few. In the case of wildland fire funding, however, the phrase took on a different meaning this year.

Now that Syngenta has agreed to pay $1.51 billion in what may be the largest agricultural litigation settlement ever in the United States, corn growers may be wondering how much they will get, and when.