Topic: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grain prices rally ahead of February crop report
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Grain prices rally as short-sellers cover positions ahead of February's crop reportGrain prices rallied Monday, a day ahead of a key crop report from the Department of Agriculture. John Sanow, an analyst with Telvent DTN in Omaha, Neb. said most of the gains in wheat, soybeans and corn were ...
Jury: Bayer must pay $1.5M to AK, MS rice farmers
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Missouri federal court jury: Bayer should pay $1.5M to US farmers for contaminated riceA federal court jury has ordered the German conglomerate Bayer CropScience to pay $1.5 million to farmers in Arkansas and Mississippi whose rice seed was contaminated with a genetically altered strain. Friday's verdict was ...
Black farmers urged to lobby Senate ag panel
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Black farmers urged to lobby head of Senate ag panel on proposed discrimination settlementThe head of the National Black Farmers Association is urging African-American farmers to strongly lobby lawmakers to get them to approve a $1.15 billion discrimination settlement. The proposal to pay claims filed by the farmers who ...
USDA abandons stalled animal ID program
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USDA announces plans for new program to trace animals, to be administered by statesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it has abandoned a program that was intended to trace the movement of farm animals around the country but garnered little support from farmers. Instead, the department announced plans ...
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