U.S. officials threaten action against the EU for its ‘Farm to Fork’ ag plan

The U.S. could pursue a World Trade Organization challenge if the European Union moves forward with its “Farm to Fork” agriculture strategy, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said this week, underscoring statements from other U.S. officials who say the U.S. will not allow the EU to “lead astray” international agriculture standards. The U.S. and EU have long sparred over agriculture, with the U.S. embracing biotechnology advances while the EU largely eschews -- and significantly regulates -- them. The “European Green Deal,”...