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Lawmakers are pledging to re-double efforts to pass legislation early next year to block state GMO labeling laws and set national disclosure standards. The industry wanted to get a bill attached to the must-pass fiscal 2016 spending agreement that congressional leaders reached on Tues

The Goldman report says an even faster transition to renewables is possible because policy support,

Energy consumption by the federal government fell to 0.94 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in fiscal year 2014, the lowest level since data collection began in 1975, according to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy@s (ARPA-E) Energy Innovation Summit will be held from Feb. 29 @ March 2 at National Harbor in Maryland, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

Due to warm weather predictions in regions east of the Rocky Mountains and higher inventory levels, U.S. consumers will pay less for natural gas, heating oil and propane this winter compared to last winter, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

The number of retail stores being shut down because of food stamp fraud is on the rise, but officials say itÀs not because of a spike in criminal activity. Instead, itÀs a result of USDA and law enforcementÀs increasing efforts to crack down on stores that are milking ta

A coalition of agricultural organizations led by the American Soybean Association is urging Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to work toward positive outcomes for agriculture in the World Trade Organization ministerial negotiations going on thi

U.S. exports of organic products grew nearly 60 percent as a result of trade equivalency agreements in the last four years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Organic Trade Association.

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a fiscal 2016 omnibus spending bill that would repeal the country-of-origin labeling rules for beef and pork, but the deal would fail to block states from requiring the labeling of biotech products.

The rise in popularity of whole grains in cereal, bread and other bakery products is triggering a rebirth of the venerable practice of milling your own wheat and as well as prompting changes throughout the national wheat and flour milling sector.