USDA Extends Deadline to June 15, 2022 for Public Comments on Agri-Competition Issues This is a golden opportunity to be heard on very important issues affecting the U.S. Agricultural sector in [...]

Delta Dirt Distillery’s Sweet Vodka Farms willing to take a leap and step outside of the commodity cycle can reap some fine rewards, and Harvey Williams, Jr. has done just that with his [...]

Uninformed Honey Bees Ah, the pitfalls of the “all natural” marketing claim. What could be more natural that bees making honey? Apparently, it depends on the integrity of the bees and [...]

USDA Requests Comments on Anti-Competitive Issues in Seed, Fertilizer, and Ag Inputs ​USDA recently launched an inquiry seeking public comments on the current market structures and consolidation [...]

The Slippery Slope of “Solicitation” in Non-Solicitation Agreements Although non-solicitation agreements are routinely used to protect trade secrets and prevent unfair competition, in [...]

Conservation Benefits of Farm Lease Terms Longer terms for farm leases may motivate more conservation practices on the land according to an Iowa State University study recently highlighted by DTN [...]

Ag’s Biggest Players Keep Their Russian Business ​A recent article in the Wall Street Journal revealed that some of the biggest names in agriculture, including Bayer, Cargill, Syngenta, and [...]

Two New Table Grape Varieties Developed in Plant Breeding Colloaboration A plant breeding collaboration between Cornell AgriTech, the agricultural experiment arm of Cornell University, and Sun [...]

The Long Fight for Ownership of CRISPR The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a winner (of sorts) in the long-running legal battle over ownership of the revolutionary [...]

USDA’s 2021 Hemp Production Report establishes important baseline statistics ​USDA released its 2021 National Hemp Report, including the results of its first Hemp Acreage and Production [...]