News Articles

RSS

The Obama administration is negotiating with the shipping industry to allow more U.S. food aid to be purchased overseas rather than instead of from American producers. The administration has been trying for years to overhaul the Food for Peace program in a way that o

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization, announced today it ranked the herbicide glyphosate as Ðprobably carcinogenic to humans,Ð inspiring fierce rebuttal from the agricultural science community.

USDA announced today $200 million in funding that will go toward the development and implementation of job training programs for Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in 10 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that genetically engineered (GE) apples developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits and GE potatoes developed by JR Simplot Company are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts.

Agriculture producers and organizations along with food manufacturers, retailers and their associations contributed over $21.2 million to political campaigns Ð mostly Republican -- during the two-year midterm election cycle that ended Dec. 31, 2014.

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2015 -- California Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders in Sacramento today unveiled a $1 billion plan to help the state deal with a devastating drought now moving into its fourth year.

A bill introduced in MaineÐs legislature today would require all foods distributed in the state to include a ÐGMOÐ label if genetically modified organisms were used to produce the final product.

The House Committee on Agriculture today approved the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015, which would clarify congressional intent regarding pesticide regulation near waters of the United States.

The USDA will be embarking on a new partnership with the University of Kentucky to reduce child hunger in poor, rural areas of the state and up to 15 other states as well.

Legislators and officials from farm groups and agricultural organizations used a House Agriculture Committee hearing to remind each other of a well-known fact Ð trade can be very good for Ag.