Steve Davies

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Steve Davies

Both industry and environmentalist groups are generally pleased with a final strategy released by the Environmental Protection Agency that outlines how growers can address the impact of insecticide use on endangered species. In a way, it’s a watershed moment in the evolution of the Endangered Species Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, two laws that with very different purposes.

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Steve Davies

More than 15,000 of approximately 100,000 employees at USDA are preparing to leave the agency after accepting buyout offers that will allow them to keep being paid through the end of September, according to numbers shared with Agri-Pulse by a Capitol Hill source. Among the hardest-hit agencies in the department: the Farm Service Agency, with 36% taking the buyouts, and Rural Development, with 33%.

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Steve Davies

Two major farm equipment manufacturers on Thursday reported sharply lower sales as the farm economy continues to struggle and tariffs create uncertainty in the marketplace. First-quarter earnings at farm equipment manufacturer AGCO surpassed Wall Street expectations despite a 30% sales drop, as the company says it’s trying to remain “nimble” in its approach due to the current trade outlook.

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Steve Davies

Two major farm equipment manufacturers on Thursday reported sharply lower sales as the farm economy continues to struggle and tariffs create uncertainty in the marketplace. First-quarter earnings at farm equipment manufacturer AGCO surpassed Wall Street expectations despite a 30% sales drop, as the company says it’s trying to remain “nimble” in its approach due to the current trade outlook.

2 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a gene edit used to create pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS. The Pig Improvement Co., a subsidiary of Genus PLC, said it would use the gene edit to breed PRRS-resistant pigs. “PRRS causes needless suffering and premature death for pigs, negatively impacts animal welfare, exacerbates the need for antibiotics and increases the environmental impact of raising pigs,” PIC said.