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U.S. corn exports will reach 1.8 billion bushels in the 2014-2015 market year, up 50 million bushels from the February forecast, USDA said today in a monthly report.

The Fair Food Network (FFN) is bringing its much-heralded Ðdouble up food bucksÐ program to a chain of supermarkets in Michigan - the first time the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) strategy will be used in a chain.

Researchers at Texas A&M University say that in addition to being another source of energy, sorghum grown to make biofuel also may offer a significant source of carbon sequestration.

Rob Aukerman, president of U.S. and Canada operations at Elanco Animal Health, says pork producers will have to boost output by about 50 percent by mid-century to provide necessary protein levels for a global population thatÐs expected to surge to 9 billion people from the

The USDA today announced a moratorium on new animal research projects conducted at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) in southern Nebraska that will remain in place until procedures ensuring greater accountability and more humane treatment are fully implemented.

Devry Boughner Vorwerk, the Cargill executive whoÐs leading a coalition of commodity groups and agribusinesses in a campaign to end the Cuban embargo, says Brazil and other U.S. rivals are Ðeating our lunchÐ when it comes to investing in trade with the island nation&

The Senate began its consideration of a °minibus° bill that includes agriculture appropriations Tuesday, though lawmakers put off discussion of ag-specific measures until at least Wednesday morning.

The nations milk supply is safe and virtually free of drugs, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry disappointed an audience hungry for him to reverse his opposition to ethanol usage mandates and instead gave a muddled argument for leaving it to states to support renewable energy development.