drought

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, who leads the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, is asking Washington residents to make an effort to help prevent fires this Memorial Day weekend.

Drought in Australia and New Zealand will contribute to reduced meat imports in the U.S. this year.

The dry conditions in Canada's cattle country is worsening. Scorching pastures and sending feed costs soaring. Alberta got less than 60% of normal rainfall.

U.S. beef trade has been doing spectacularly for the first half of 2018, but indications are trade will slow on the world stage going forward.

Argentina's worst drought in decades is sending grain prices soaring. Bayer is delaying the closing date of its acquisition of Monsanto.

Over half of the country is experiencing some form of drought or dryness. 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show being held on Phoenix, Arizona.

**The Senate Ag Committee has approved a bill to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, which requires companies to pay fees to help fund registration applications and reviews conducted by the EPA. The measure cleared the committee by voice vote last week...

The Food and Drug Administration has extended the comment period for a proposal that would address the use of the term “natural” on food labels. The agency is now taking comments until May 10th of 2016. When FDA proposed the rule in November, it was asking for comment on whether it’s appropriate to define the term “natural;” if the agency should define the term; and how the agency should determine

Prior to the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, Fidel Castro said on Thursday that the United States owes his government “millions of dollars” because of the decades-long embargo. The former Cuban president and prime minister turned 89 on Thursday...

El Nino has strengthened steadily during the past month, approaching the “strong category”. El Nino is so strong this go round that it could wind up be the strongest El Nino event in 50 years. El Nino rarely peeks in the summer months, making it possible to see it last through the end of the year...

The White House has announced drought assistance for states in the west that continue to struggle with prolonged dryness. The Administration is announcing new actions and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires...

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chairs introduced legislation this week to stop EPA from finalizing the clean water rule it sent to the Office of Management and Budget last week...