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USDA invests more than $330 million in specialty crops grants

Date：Apr. 15, 2021 Category：Markets

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the food supp...

USDA: Fertilizer costs shape U.S. corn production expenses

Date：Apr. 14, 2021 Category：Markets

From 2010 to 2019, fertilizer was a major expense in U.S. corn production, accounting for 33 to 44 percent of operating costs-a category.Fertilizer also compr...

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USDA/ARS scientists focus on the future of soybeans

Date：Apr. 14, 2021 Category：Science&Research

Predicting plant health in the field can be a difficult task, but scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping soybean farmers in North Car...

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European Union Commission unveils EU Organic Action Plan 2021-2030

Date：Apr. 12, 2021 Category：Regulations

On March 25, 2021, the European Commission published the EU Organic Action Plan for 2021-2030.

USDA releases its perspective planting report for 2021

Date：Apr. 2, 2021 Category：Markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service has released its perspective planting report for 2021.

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Argentina continues to be the third largest producer of GE crops by area after the United States and Brazil

Date：Feb. 2, 2021 Category：Markets

China’s approval of GE events continues to be a top trade priority for Argentina due to its importance as an export market for Argentine biotech-derived agricu...

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USDA publishes final rule for hemp production

Date：Jan. 19, 2021 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule incorporates ...

USDA: Destinations of ag exports have shifted over last quarter century

Date：Dec. 29, 2020 Category：Markets

The United States is the world's second largest agricultural trader after the European Union. U.S. agricultural exports have grown significantly over the last q...

USDA: Cotton producers have increasingly used GE seeds with stacked traits

Date：Dec. 18, 2020 Category：Markets

Genetically engineered (GE) crops are broadly classified as herbicide-tolerant (HT), insect-resistant (Bt), or "stacked" varieties that combine HT and Bt traits...

USDA announces $76.8 million in grants awarded to strengthen the specialty crop industry

Date：Oct. 2, 2020 Category：Markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has awarded $72.4 million in grant funding through the Specialty Cro...

USDA releases trends in GE crops, over 90% of major crops utilizing the technology

Date：Jul. 8, 2020 Category：Markets

Herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops, which tolerate potent herbicides (such as glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba), provide farmers with a broad variety of options ...

USDA clarifies California organic certification requirements

Date：Jul. 7, 2020 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program recently clarified updated regulations in California to allow certifiers to issue approval faster...

USDA SECURE rule paves way for agricultural innovation

Date：May. 27, 2020 Category：Regulations

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology regula...

How Covid-19 is affecting Indian harbors

Date：Apr. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

Mumbai: The harbor still had an enormous backlog. This was due to a lack of administrative staff, truck drivers, and crane operators. To reduce congestion, Jawa...

US EPA announces new evaluation method for pesticides

Date：Mar. 16, 2020 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new method for conducting biological evaluations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to a...

USDA provides almost $70 million in fiscal year 2020 to protect agriculture and natural resources from plant pests and diseases

Date：Mar. 4, 2020 Category：Markets

USDA is allocating almost $70 million to support 386 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 (PPA 7721) program to strengthen the nation’s infr...

U.S. Department of Agriculture announces details of risk management programs for hemp producers

Date：Feb. 10, 2020 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters.

Global cotton trade is projected at a 7-year high

Date：Jan. 29, 2020 Category：Markets

For 2019, increased imports are expected in many non-cotton-producing countries, as well as some producing ones.

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United Nations declares 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health

Date：Jan. 28, 2020 Category：Markets

Plants make the oxygen we breathe and give us 80 percent of the food we eat. But plants are under attack by invasive pests. These pests destroy up to 40 percent...

USDA, FDA, EPA launch website for biotechnology regulation

Date：Jan. 10, 2020 Category：Products

Today, in recognition of January 2020 as National Biotechnology Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and th...

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