Articles by Steve Davies

The Supreme Court has a packed schedule of cases today that are important to various sectors of the food and ag industries.

The Justice Department and lawyers for 10 current and former poultry executives are at odds over when a new trial should be held on charges of price-fixing and bid-rigging in the industry.

Sen. Joe Manchin is showing no sign of compromising on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill, vital as it may be to the administration’s climate policy.

USDA is far from the only part of the federal government with authority in areas affecting the ag and food industries. Farmers and agribusiness in general need to keep a close eye on what comes out of the Environmental Protection Agency, Labor Department, Interior Department and Food and Drug Administration.

German law firm has filed lawsuits against Bayer in a Cologne regional court on behalf of investors who are seeking about $2.48 billion in compensation in connection with Bayer’s $63 billion purchase of Monsanto.

Robots, fermentation and cell-based protein products are among 2022’s “food and ag tech” trends identified by an investment firm focused on the industry.

The Biden administration is moving ahead with its plan to finance new meat processing capacity.