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Daybreak Sept. 22: GOP lawmakers demand details, question priorities

09/22/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

The House and Senate Agriculture committees have long been known as some of the most bipartisan panels in Congress. But when one party or the other insists on pushing through a partisan policy priority, the result can be the kind of rancor that marked a House Ag Committee on Tuesday.

UN Food Systems Summit faces challenges

09/22/21 6:43 AM By Steve Davies

Commitments to eradicate hunger and address climate change will receive a lot of attention at the United Nations Food Systems Summit Thursday, but new reports released in advance of the event demonstrate the steep challenges faced by the world’s nations.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Johansson promoted at American Sugar Alliance

09/08/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The American Sugar Alliance has elevated Robert Johansson to the new role of director of economics and policy analysis, and Katharine Emerson has returned to the World Food Program USA as its new chief of staff.

EPA neonic reviews find endangered species threat, draw ire of grower groups

08/26/21 3:15 PM By Steve Davies

The overwhelming majority of federally threatened and endangered species are likely to be “adversely affected” by three commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides, the Environmental Protection Agency said in draft assessments that were met with immediate criticism from grower groups.

Bayer petitions Supreme Court to review Roundup exposure case

08/16/21 12:07 PM By Steve Davies

Bayer has filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting the review of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $25 million award to a California man who alleges exposure to Roundup caused his Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Daybreak Aug. 11: Democrats, GOP tussle over stepped-up basis

08/11/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Spencer Chase

Senate Republicans have forced Democrats to go on the record as protecting existing tax benefits when it comes to transferring farm assets from one generation to the next.

Bayer to remove glyphosate from lawn and garden Roundup products

07/29/21 12:30 PM By Steve Davies

In an attempt to get out from under the cloud of current Roundup-related litigation, Bayer announced Thursday it would stop using glyphosate in lawn and garden formulations in the U.S. starting in 2023.

Bayer touts partial state court win in FIFRA preemption case

07/21/21 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

A California Superior Court Judge has ruled that a California woman’s claim that Bayer failed to warn her of the dangers of using Roundup is pre-empted by federal law, an argument Bayer has so far failed to make successfully in the federal courts.

Bayer to re-examine use of glyphosate in residential market

Company responds to unfavorable court ruling

05/27/21 10:54 AM By Steve Davies

Bayer will take another look at the use of glyphosate in lawn and garden products, including the possibility of new active ingredients to replace it, the company said in response to a court order rejecting a plan to address potential future Roundup litigation.

Judge denies approval of Bayer settlement for future Roundup claims

05/26/21 1:41 PM By Steve Davies

A federal judge has rejected a $2 billion plan put forth by Bayer to address a proposed class of plaintiffs who have been exposed to Roundup but have not filed lawsuits against the company, saying the purported benefits of the proposed settlement have been exaggerated.

Washington Week in Review: Sept. 16, 2021: NCBA's Danielle Beck reconciliation bill tax language

Several House committees moved their respective parts of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill this week, and the tax language was under the watchful eye of the country's farm groups. In this video, Danielle Beck with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association offers her take on what the bill looks like so far and what she'll be watching as the process continues to unfold.

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