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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Sales of Enlist seeds and herbicides have helped drive sales growth for Corteva Agriscience, which reported net sales of nearly $2.8 billion in the third quarter, up 17% from the same period a year ago.
A new licensing agreement between three parties will allow CRISPR-Cas9 and similar gene editing tools to be used to produce camelina varieties for biofuel advancement.
Dairy Management Inc. has hired Lori Captain as executive vice president of global sustainability strategy, science and industry affairs and Summit Carbon Solutions has selected Lee Blank as its new chief executive officer.
JBS USA has named Karla Thieman senior vice president, public policy and government affairs, and Sarah Gallo has joined the Consumer Brands Association.
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering how to allow some continued uses of chlorpyrifos in the future, even though the chemical’s use on food crops has been revoked.
Chuck Magro is set to become the next CEO of Corteva, the company's board announced Thursday. He'll take the place of Jim Collins as the leader of the seed, crop protection and digital solutions company; Collins plans to retire at the end of the year.
Six seed companies have formed a coalition and applied to clean up environmental contamination at a currently inoperative AltEn ethanol plant near Mead, Nebraska.
President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate stepped-up basis and tax capital gains at death has run into opposition from a key Democrat. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Georgia Democrat David Scott, says the tax plan could hurt farmers even though the tax liability would be deferred as long as a family farm stays in operation.
