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A leader in farm worker labor issues lobbied Congress today to advocate for the mandatory labeling of foods derived from genetically modified crops, or �GMOs.�

Tom Vilsack says the continued cuts in USDA's operating budget is making it hard for those who work for the department to do their job well.

The Doan was presented during the NAFB Washington Watch meeting, Monday, April 27 and presented by the NAFB Foundation, through a gift from Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc

Five Department of Agriculture leaders spoke with members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting earlier today, and all gave notable remarks about programs critical to their respective agencies.

In a letter to House offices today, 373 producer groups, processors, biotech providers, and food companies representing the Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, asked Congress members to support a bill that would provide federal food labeling standards for genetically engine

Tyson Foods Inc. says it is on track to end the use of human antibiotics in its U.S. chicken production by September 2017. The company says it has reduced antibiotic usage by 80 percent on broiler farms since 2011 and eliminated the drugs from its hatcheries.

A federal court judge denied food industry requests to dismiss Vermont's law on GMO labeling but will allow the lawsuit to proceed.

Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will be high on the agenda as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington this week to meet with President Obama and speak to a joint session of Congress.

USDA announced today that it would provide $285 million, authorized by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, to support local schools and roads in 41 states and Puerto Rico.