Bruce Summers News Today

An Agriculture Department letter warning the largest makers of corn, soybean and cotton seeds to double-check their compliance with labeling requirements is being welcomed by some groups as a next step toward the agency’s goal for a fairer seed marketplace, though others would rather see the agency tackle other seed competition issues.

The Agriculture Department has a lot of services, funding and tools for specialty crop farmers – including a new $100 million program to help producers sell their crops overseas - and the USDA wants to make sure that those farmers take advantage of them, Deputy USDA Secretary Xochitl Torres Small told reporters Thursday.

York-Simcoe MP Scot Davidson's private member's bill aims to help sellers or fresh produce recoup costs if buyers go bankrupt

THE son of a violent man who made his disabled wife endure nearly two decades of horrific abuse has bravely spoken out.

At NDFU Meeting, Hoeven Outlines Farm Bill Priorities, Cattle Transparency

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two initiatives to increase access to USDA programs and services among Hispanic communities.

A MAN who made his ex-wife endure nearly two decades of terror abuse in front of their son has been spared jail.

All in the family. Peter Lew’s sleepwear label Fine-Day has entered department store David Jones, just as Solomon Lew’s Peter Alexander brand disappears from Myer.

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing today on controversial bills to improve cattle price discovery and to establish a meat and poultry investigator office at USDA.

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing today, April 27 on controversial bills to improve cattle price discovery and to establish a meat and poultry investigator office at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.