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Gov. Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency today in Iowa after four new probable cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in his state, the nation s leading producer of eggs. Two other states, Minnesota, the country s top turkey pro

In Congressionally mandated correspondence to some of agriculture s leading lawmakers, the Department of Agriculture said there is little economic benefit, but still consumer interest, in the country-of-origin labeling rule currently entangled in an international trade disp

A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to start over on its divisive waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, defying a veto threat issued by the White House on similar legislation.

USDA moved another variety of genetically engineered potatoes developed by J.R. Simplot Company forward in its approval process, the agency announced today.

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 The vote-a-rama that the Senate held on its budget resolution last week underscored how much Republicans will have to depend on the appropriations process to turn back regulations that they dont like.

The Senate could soon be debating a broad rewrite of the Food for Peace program along with the first congressional authorization for the Obama administration�s $1-billion-a-year Feed the Future initiative.

With prices down, U.S. farmers plan to sow less corn than they did last year, but they will still be planting more of the grain than analysts were expecting.

The chances that immigration bills can even move through the House seems to be falling, even as those in agriculture say the border crackdown is tightening the supply of farmworkers.

With minimal Democratic support, the House passed a spending bill that would block the Obama administration from implementing its Clean Water Act rule in fiscal 2016.

U.S. and Canadian officials today unveiled new regulations governing the transportation of flammable liquids by rail, including crude oil and ethanol.