SOYBEAN ECONOMY ...
SETTLING LAWSUITS ...
Bayer to resolve Roundup litigation
Resolution will bring closure to approximately 75% of the current Roundup litigation
LEADERSHIP ...
Connecticut Department of Agriculture welcomes Jaime L. Smith
Will serve as director of the Bureau of Agricultural Development and Resource Conservation
FISHING INDUSTRY ...
Trump signs memo to aid US lobster industry
Directs USDA to provide subsidies like those given to soybean and other agricultural growers
AG POLICY ...
Agricultural perspectives given on climate legislation
Senate committee hears perspectives on the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
LEADERSHIP ...
CDFA announces vacancies on Seed Advisory Board
Board is composed of 7 members of seed labelers, and 2 members who may be seed dealers
LEADERSHIP ...
EPA administrator names two Kansans to farm committee
Jesse McCurry and Bill Pracht named to EPA's Farm, Ranch & Rural Communities Committee
LEADERSHIP ...
NDGGA President Haugen named to EPA committee
Dennis Haugen appointed to EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
hemp approvals ...
USDA approves hemp production plans
USDA continues to receive and review hemp production plans from states and Indian tribes
REGULATIONS ...