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31 Jul 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's final 2019 food-labeling rule will leave most bioengineered foods unlabeled, discriminate against tens of millions of Americans and prohibit retailers from providing more information to consumers, a new lawsuit filed this week against the agency alleges.In representing a coalition of food-labeling nonprofits and retailers, inc...
31 Jul 2020
(Dow Jones) -- The case of the mystery seeds showing up in U.S. mailboxes from shippers in China and other countries has gone global.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said consumers in at least 22 U.S. states and several other countries had received unsolicited packages of seeds. Canada, the U.K. and Australia all are investigating the matter.The ...
31 Jul 2020
DECATUR, Illinois (DTN) -- Ryan Jenkins isn't sure he's the right person in the family to answer a question about striking a proper life and work balance."I know my wife, Debra, would like to travel more," said the Jay, Florida, farmer. "But, honestly, I have a hard time feeling comfortable leaving the farm during the growing season."Reid Thompson ...
30 Jul 2020
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Republican COVID-19 pandemic aid package announced Tuesday will provide $20.457 billion in "direct funding" to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that can be used for a variety of purposes, including aiding livestock producers who had to dispose of their animals. But the bill does not make any changes to how the Commodity Cr...
30 Jul 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- With ethanol producers continuing to struggle and fuel demand sliding during the COVID-19 pandemic, biofuels producers and Midwest lawmakers have been waiting for a lifeline.The EPA has surpassed the deadline by one month to release proposed 2021 renewable volume obligations in the Renewable Fuel Standard, an important market driver ...