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It turns out that millennials, perhaps the most important generation in terms of retail sales, are big consumers of organic food and other products, according to new study results announced today by the Organic Trade Association.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration acted illegally when it imposed new safety requirements on fertilizer dealers without giving them a chance to comment, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Just 10 days after the U.S. announced a trade dispute challenging China�s domestic corn, wheat, and rice price supports, China on Friday announced anti-dumping duties on U.S. dried distiller�s grains (DDGS).

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The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) opened its 2016 annual meeting today by calling for the federal government to allow the states to play a greater role in policymaking in the next administration.

A newly discovered non-Bt protein could be a solution for farmers struggling with corn rootworm resistance to existing Bt corn varieties, DuPont scientists report. In a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, DuPont Pioneer researchers detailed their findings, which Ne

Conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are showing dividends, but some areas are still struggling to meet prescribed goals.

In what could be his final appearance on Capitol Hill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended the farm economy as basically sound but appealed for flexibility from Congress to aid dairy producers and other struggling sectors. Vilsack also promised the Senate Agriculture Commi

China has lifted its 13-year-old ban on imports of U.S. beef, clearing the way for negotiations between the two countries on the specific conditions that will allow trade to resume.

The water resources bill that the Senate recently passed on a near-unanimous vote of 95-3 also includes a states-first approach for regulating the disposal and recycling of coal ash, a measure strongly opposed by environmental groups. Coal ash, also known as coal combustion