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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a multiyear bill to fund the federal highway system, but enacting the long-term legislation before next weekðs deadline is unlikely.

Earlier this week, Subway announced it would phase out the use of antibiotics in meat served in its restaurants, and many in the agricultural industry havenðt taken kindly to the news.

USDA s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has decided to deregulate Monsanto Co. s corn genetically engineered (GE) for protection against corn rootworm and resistance to the herbicide glyphosate. The agency also said it has preliminarily determined that it will e

The World Health Organizationðs International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reportedly will label red and processed meats as cancer-causing agents in a report to be released on Monday.

After winning over hard-line conservatives, Paul Ryan made it official that heðs running for House speaker. Ryan released a statement to colleagues Thursday saying that he is ðready and able to be our speaker.ð

Federal regulators defended the safety of biotech foods as senators prepared laid the groundwork for moving a compromise bill to block states from requiring labels on GMO products. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, who is playing a lea

Lawmakers and witnesses at a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing today sparred over the way the EPA measures the benefits and costs of its regulations

Paul Ryan assured House conservatives that if he becomes speaker he wouldnÐt allow an immigration reform bill to move unless a majority of Republicans support it.

When President George W. Bush signed the law creating the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2005 to support biofuels production, he explained that €Using ethanol and biodiesel will leave our air cleaner

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Lanon Baccam has been named USDAðs Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, overseeing the Risk Management and Farm Service agencies.