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Union leaders say the USDA reorganization is illegal and could gut the agency's ability to help farmers and run nutrition programs.

John Deere just reached an agreement with the FTC and five states, promising farmers and independent mechanics full access to the diagnostic tools needed to fix their own equipment.

Unions, environmental organizations, and local governments joined forces in federal court to challenge a reorganization plan that critics say would strip the Forest Service of the researchers and regional staff.

There's a brewing legal battle over public lands that could change the landscape for wildlife and grazing rights. Stick around; the details are intriguing.

Tyson Foods and Cargill will pay a combined $87.5 million in a settlement reached with the Consumer Indirect Purchaser plaintiffs in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that began in 2019.

Last week, Governor Tina Kotek announced the renewal of litigation against the federal government, saying the state is looking to protect vulnerable salmon runs.

A $14 million class action lawsuit has been filed against Lamb Weston, alleging the company did not provide meal or rest breaks.  Lamb Weston, which produces frozen potatoes and other foods, is accused of failing to provide 10-minute breaks, and half-hour lunches to its Washington workers.  The sui...

The Agricultural Retailers Association said it understands the desire of the Trump administration to stop unfair trading practices in the global marketplace that lead to artificial trade imbalances.  ARA said some of the countries singled out by the White House have lengthy patterns of putting their proverbial thumbs on the scale to the disadvantage of U.S. produc...

Bayer said last month it may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weedkiller unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer.  The Wall Street Journal says Bayer currently produces about 40% of the world’s glyphosate needs, which farmers use to kill weeds that threaten their crops.   Over th...

The National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and four fed cattle producers who filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef filed a motion looking for preliminary approval of a settlement.   The motion was filed in a U.S. D...