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California regulators are scrapping a biodiesel rule related to smog concerns that the industry has long said isn't needed.

The Health and Human Services Department on Monday announced it will provide $10 billion to states in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, which supports rural health care services.

The Agriculture Department is seeking comment on ways to tighten reporting of foreign ownership of agricultural land, including ideas that may require congressional approval.

The Trump administration is banning new foreign-made drones, triggering pushback from both U.S. farmers and Chinese officials. The Federal Communications Commission says drones and critical parts made outside of the U.S. pose an "unacceptable" national security risk.

A federal district court judge has ruled that land applications of poultry waste have raised phosphorus levels in the Illinois River, ordered integrators to fund remediation efforts, and is requiring farmers to limit their waste applications.

The Agriculture Department lost 18% of its staff to voluntary resignations, retirements and for other reasons during the first five months of the Trump administration, with some agencies losing up to a third or more of their employees, according to a report by USDA’s inspector general. California lost the most workers, more than even D.C.

Rail giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday filed a nearly 7,000-page application to the Surface Transportation Board seeking approval for a merger that would create the first coast-to-coast railroad company. 

The Senate confirms a package of nearly 100 nominees to fill administration positions, including the top ag negotiator and three of President Donald Trump's picks for the Agriculture Department.

Food manufacturers and a host of trade groups are pushing for a national solution to food labeling as multiple states move toward requiring warning labels and fuller disclosure of ingredients.

The Renewable Fuels Association and American Biogas Council are leading the formation of a coalition to promote the use of biofuels in commercial shipping.