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The battle is on in Congress to approve fast-track process for finalizing trade agreements with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday announced agreement on a thre

USDA0s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today a new reporting model to keep up with the rapid spread of high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the nation0s chicken and turkey flocks. Six new outbreaks of the disease were announced today al

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe said he and his counterparts from Mexico and Canada are seeking new ways to support monarch butterfly habitat during the 20th annual meeting of the Canada/Mexico/United States Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosy

Another Tax Day is passing, and the Section 179 expensing allowance and other key tax incentives are once again in limbo Ð and may continue to be for some time.

The output of several major crops in the Golden State is climbing while others have fallen as the drought, which began moderately one in 2012, continues to tighten its grip.

Get ready for action on trade in Congress after weeks of negotiations. Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch says he wants his committee to vote on a Trade Promotion Authority bill next week as well as some other trade measures.

Interested parties await a decision from the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the controversial U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule, a decision that could open the door for retaliation from Canada and Mexico and potentially set the stage for congression

Analysts say the Agriculture DepartmentÐs new subsidy eligibility requirements are going to make it significantly tougher for investors in a small number of big farming operations to qualify for multiple government payments.

Members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday debated the effectiveness of the new enforcement policy that the Obama administration ordered for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which include prioritizing the detainment of criminal illegal immigrants.

At a hearing Tuesday of the House Agriculture subcommittee that has oversight of commodity exchanges, Republican Chairman Austin Scott and Democrat David Scott, both from Georgia, agreed that CFTC would be reauthorized soon, but didnÐt say when.