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Food companies that sought exemption from provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may benefit from the recent Supreme CourtÐs ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby.

After Ðalmost five years of intensive litigationÐ and millions of pages of documents, lawyers for Dairy Farmers of America and a group of northeastern U.S. dairy farmers have agreed to settle a class action antitrust suit for $50 million, to be paid by DFA and an affi

Tobacco, bad? Not necessarily.

Ð Last weekÐs announcement that Quad County Corn Processors had become Iowa's first commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel producer is giving renewable fuel interests a much needed boost and marks the long-awaited march toward fulfilling cellulosic's broader potential.

As the meat and poultry trade continues to grow globally, members of the supply chain are looking for ways to ensure that the end-product is not only safe and cost-effective, but meets increasing consumer demands for animal welfare.

A wide swath of agricultural organizations is hopeful that efforts to improve infrastructure for the nationÐs barge traffic may be coming to fruition.

Beef producers in Texas have voted to establish a state-level beef checkoff program.

Republicans and Democrats slammed the Agriculture Department over allegations of abuse at a livestock research facility in Nebraska and accused agency officials of stonewalling lawmakersÐ requests for information.

Budget resolutions will be on the floor this week in both the House and Senate and, with little or no Democrat support available, Republican leaders need to keep as many GOP votes as possible.

A revised bill aimed at blocking state GMO labeling laws is expected to be introduced in the House this week with a new provision to regulate foods promoted as non-biotech.