‘Failing’ federal rangeland: Nearly one-fourth of rangeland leased by the Bureau of Land Management for grazing fails to meet the agency’s land-health standards, according to documents obtained by a watchdog group. (High Country News)
Hagedorn’s widow runs: Jennifer Carnahan, former chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party, is a candidate for the GOP nomination to fill out the term of her late husband, Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a member of the House Agriculture Committee. (KSTP-TV)
GE soybean deregulated: A genetically engineered soybean variety, developed by BASF to resist the parasitic soybean cyst nematode, was approved for commercial use after a review concluded it was unlikely to pose a risk to other plants. (USDA)
Deadly camel attack: A rampaging camel killed two men on a farm in northwestern Tennessee and charged at sheriff’s deputies who were trying to move one of the men. (New York Times)