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The U.S. will provide Jordan with 100,000 metric tons of wheat as part of a pledge to support agricultural development and trade with the Middle Eastern country.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today endorsed the plan developed by the G-20 agriculture ministers, representing the worlds major economies, to combat food insecurity.

The Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that it says will improve the food safety and humane treatment of veal calves at USDA inspected facilities.

Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts said hes intent on enacting a new child nutrition law by Sept. 30, giving schools more flexibility in meeting standards for school meals. But Roberts acknowledged the battle he faces in rewriting the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of

Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability group, has issued a report ranking 37 major U.S. food companies on their use of limited global water resources.

A ruling on the U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule for meat is expected from the World Trade Organization (WTO) by May 18, and four of agricultures top lawmakers on Capitol Hill have different ideas on what could come next.

A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Agency says EPA has submitted its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposals to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for interagency review.

Prices for agricultural commodities on world markets continued to fall in April and abundant inventories should offset any pressure from the slight reduction in global harvests expected this year, according to the biannual Food Outlook report released today by the U.N. Food and Agricul

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden used a State Department forum Wednesday to encourage greater collaboration between farmers and policy makers as they try to deal with climate change.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today said it will appeal an April 27 federal court ruling denying the organizations attempt to halt Vermonts mandatory GMO labeling law.