Around the Country

USDA: 'Overwhelming Response' on Conservation Compliance, but Some Still Missing Agri-Pulse

The Agriculture Department is trying to track down as many as 10,000 farmers who haven't reported compliance with conservation restrictions, but officials say the actual number of non-compliant farmers is likely much smaller.

Around the World

Careful Water Use Could Ease Climate Threats to Food: Scientists Reuters

Farmers face growing threats to their crops from more frequent drought and other extreme weather in coming decades, but using water more efficiently could help them protect food and water supplies, experts said.

Farmers Fight over Water as Thailand Suffers Worst Drought in 10 Years Reuters

Farmers in Thailand's rice-growing Suphan Buri province are becoming increasingly desperate for water to irrigate their parched fields as the nation, a leading producer of the staple food, suffers its worst drought in more than a decade.

Food and Nutrition

GMO Labeling is at the Center of a Congressional Food Fight Washington Post

At the center of the conflict is a bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) that would block state and local laws from requiring food labels to disclose genetically engineered ingredients.

Tariffs and Trade

U.S. Weighs Completing Pacific Rim Trade Deal without Canada Reuters

The United States, frustrated over the lack of progress with Canada over new rules for agriculture trade, is weighing "contingencies" that could include completing a Pacific Rim trade pact that excludes Canada, according to two sources familiar with the issue.