Grace Miller

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued USDA to release records about potential behind-the-scenes interests of President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase production of glyphosate. 

The Government Accountability Office released a report calling for USDA and EPA to improve how they support rural communities seeking water‑infrastructure assistance.

The World Food Prize Foundation named 40 people as the 2026 Top Agrifood Pioneers. The Sorghum Checkoff selected its Leadership Sorghum Class VIII, consisting of 15 participants. Abigail Buckwalter has been appointed president and CEO of Ocean Spray Cranberries. Invariant’s Food and Agriculture practice hired Christian Lovell as a senior manager, effective June 22. 

A New Mexico dog confirmed with a case of New World screwworm last week is no longer believed to have traveled to Mexico, New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte says. As Senate Agriculture Committee leaders prepare to release farm bill text, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch says lawmakers need to focus on the growing economic reality that farmers are spending more to produce crops than they're earning. 

Wine Institute elected its new board leadership. Jonathan Ocampo is joining ImmuCell Corporation’s sales team. Creekside Organics has added Marissa Dake as its sales director.

JBS announces closures of its Souderton beef plant and Memphis value‑added facility.

Danone US is suing Chobani over an alleged “deceptive naming, labeling, and advertising campaign” involving protein yogurts.

USDA and the Department of Education announced $125 million in annual funding to improve agricultural research facilities for land-grant universities and other colleges of agriculture. 

Joe Goggins was elected and will become president of the Livestock Marketing Association later this June. The National Corn Growers Association has elected Bill Leigh as its first vice president. Jason Tremblay is joining Intrepid Potash as CFO, starting June 15. Mike Johanns is a new strategic adviser at Avalo.

Price indicators for key farm inputs tumbled on Monday following news of the U.S.-Iran preliminary peace deal. The latest U.S. soybean crush data signals robust oilseed processing for the June-August quarter, says Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for StoneX Group.