The U.S. Global Change Research Program recently released the findings of its fourth National Climate Assessment and asserts rising temperatures, extreme heat, drought, wildfires on rangelands and heavy downpours are expected to “increasingly disrupt agricultural productivity in the U.S.”

AFTER MUCH back-door wrangling over last-minute issues, the U.S. Senate moved to conference the Farm Bill via voice vote July 31, Roll Call reported.

The Federal Judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation for Monsanto’s dicamba-based XtendiMax herbicide with VaporGrip technology and its genetically modified, herbicide-resistant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean varieties said a lawsuit by a Missouri farm that alleges Monsanto conspired to create an “ecological disaster” should go to a jury.