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Oklahoma’s new law governing labeling for some vegan products violates the First Amendment, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new regulation that would establish a list of foods that would require additional recordkeeping and traceability.

Sixty-two agricultural organizations are calling on U.S. trade officials and Congress to remain in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

There have been COVID related problems in Europe, notably in western Germany and Ireland, but the numbers of workers ill were much smaller.

Purchase limits remained in effect at most retail meat departments leading up to Memorial Day, but dollar sales were up 20.7% and volume increased 5.1%, suggesting demand remains strong.

Leading academics from four continents joined U.S., Canadian and international organizations representing farmers to sign an open letter that set the record straight.

Wholesale price declines suggest most packing plants have nearly recovered from the COVID-19 virus shock of a few weeks ago though the backlog of cattle and hogs will persist for a while longer.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement issued June 9 that meatpacking plants across America are “operating at more than 95% of their average capacity.”

Two U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing meatpackers to disclose by month’s end how much pork, beef and chicken they have shipped to China during the coronavirus outbreak while warning of possible meat shortages at home.

As stress mounts across farm country, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union launched a free online course to help producers learn the signs of stress and tools to manage it.