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U.S. wheat producers have been losing between $60 million and $70 million in export sales annually in recent years due to an influx of what the Philippinesð Department of Agriculture has determined is unfairly priced Turkish flour into the country.

A National Academy of Sciences committee, charged with updating a 2010 study that found ðsubstantial net environmental and economic benefitsð from biotechnology on the farm, is under attack from critics trying to lay the groundwork to fault the eventual findings of the study that

The California Roundtable on Agriculture and the Environment (CRAE) is calling on the state to take action to preserve the stateðs farm and ranchland which lost almost 170,000 acres to development between 2008 and 2010.

To no oneðs surprise, Missouriðs 'right to farm' amendment, officially known as 'Constitutional Amendment 1,' is headed to a recount.

Agriculture industry sources in Washington say there is no sign yet that USDA plans to restrict the meaning of a key phrase ð ðactively engagedð ð that critics say could help prevent fraud and abuse in the farm program.

The federal governmentðs iconic "Nutrition Facts Panel" on packaged foods is about to change in ways which could have significant impacts for the food and beverage industry and agriculture.

Russiaðs ban on fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, and poultry from several of the worldðs exporters will impact European suppliers the most, but U.S. agricultural industries could also feel an impact.

Livestock producers and USDAðs Farm Service Agency employees are still wrestling with the October 2013 blizzard that decimated cattle herds in western South Dakota and other parts of the country.

Propane users are hoping Congress will still pass a bill this year designed to address some of the problems that led to last winterðs fuel shortage, which drove several Midwestern states to enact emergency measures.

After serving as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee for the last decade, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn, is preparing for a race against a candidate with a strong agricultural background of his own.