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The Biden administration’s attempt to narrowly interpret the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision has been met with lawsuits in North Dakota and Texas from more than half the states in the country and trade associations representing agriculture and a wide range of other industries.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), and Washington Cattlemen’s Association (WCA), along with several prominent national agricultural organizations, submitted comments in opposition to the Biden administration's proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades Ecosystem (NCE) in Washington state.

The USDA Agricultural Research Service revealed that researchers have condensed the categorization of African Swine Fever virus strains from 25 to just six distinct genotypes.

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees have reached agreement on a one-year farm bill extension, but its fate hinges on whether Congress can agree on a stopgap spending bill this year.

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees are struggling to agree on terms of a farm bill extension.

Environmental groups are challenging cattle grazing along Arizona’s Gila River, claiming the practice is damaging endangered species habitat.

Grower groups cheered when a federal appeals court ruled last week that EPA’s decision to revoke all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos ran afoul of the law. But they also know that the court ruling does not mean that renewed access to the insecticide is guaranteed.

EPA is making significant changes to its pesticide program to comply with the Endangered Species Act.