Bayer looks to the Supreme Court: The company will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a $25 million award to a California man who blamed his cancer on Roundup, citing federal pre-emption of state litigation and the EPA’s conclusion that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller, is safe to use. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Move broadband bill: The USDA should “provide the leading role” in expanding rural access to high-speed internet service, said the leaders of the House Agriculture Committee in asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call a floor vote on the committee’s $43 billion broadband bill. (House Agriculture)
Commercial-scale GE salmon farm: Aquabounty Technologies said it would spend more than $200 million to build its first commercial-scale GE salmon facility, covering 479,000 square feet and capable of producing 10,000 metric tons of fish a year, in Pioneer, Ohio. (Aquabounty)
‘Food Emissions 50’: The sustainability nonprofit Ceres launched an investor campaign calling for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 50 “high-emitting” food and agriculture companies, ranging from Tyson Foods, Beyond Meat, and Kroger to ADM, Walmart, and Chipotle. (Ceres)
Two-thirds of a crop: Although the drought-withered spring wheat crop in North Dakota and nearby parts of Minnesota and South Dakota will average 29.1 bushels an acre, just two-thirds of the usual yield, the wheat quality is better than expected, say crop scouts. (Agweek)