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Elanco has finalized its $5.4 billion acquisition of Novartis Animal Health, after clearing federal anti-trust reviews.

It's been an important year for U.S. agriculture with issues affecting farming and ranching making big news day in and day out. Here?s a brief look at some of the most important agricultural stories of 2014.

A new subcommittee will spend the next two years keeping an eye on the administration?s energy, environmental, and agricultural policies.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to ease recordkeeping requirements for cattle being moved across state lines while ensuring that federal or state inspectors have access to information they need during a disease outbreak.

As governor of Florida, Jeb Bush was sometimes forced to defend comments or positions that critics felt were too soft on illegal immigration, according to his newly released email correspondence.

USDA is demanding that processors label raw poultry and meat products more clearly to ensure consumers are aware of added saltwater and other solutions. A final rule to be published in the Federal Register will require labels to include the percentage of added solution and the individual ingredient

USDA says pesticide chemical levels found on scores of foods tested during 2013 were at levels that do not pose a threat to human health.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging USDA to scrap a proposed rule that would allow importation of beef from northern Argentina and Uruguay because of concerns about Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious animal disease.

American agriculture is undergoing a technological revolution with the integration of decision agriculture and its data-driven tools. Many agricultural businesses and start-up companies have released their own solutions designed to help farmers drive on-farm efficiency and productivity by turning d