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WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -Although the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made “significant” progress in its enforcement investigation of bankrupt MF Global, a number of unanswered questions still remain, Commissioner Jill Sommers told attendees at the Wheat Industry Winter Confere

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -American Vegetable Soybean (AVS) and Edamame Inc. broke ground Tuesday on an edamame processing facility in Mulberry, Ark. Edamame, one of the fastest growing specialty foods in the United States, is a soybean harvested at the peak of ripening.

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -USDA’s long-awaited new school lunch standards, unveiled last week, were met with almost universal praise from schools groups, the food industry, academics and nutrition activists for their potential for more healthful meals for 32 million students in school meal progr

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2012 -President Obama announced that new financing will be allocated to help rural small businesses expand and hire via the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC).

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -U.S. military members coming home from war zones without a job and an uncertain future are being encouraged to consider farming as a career. For many, it’s what they grew up doing.

Sen. Chambliss was one of five to oppose the bill in committee, and although he was one of 90 that voted for the motion to proceed on Thursday he said that, “as of today, the bill is filled with inequities and is unbalanced.”

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and several agriculture groups sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) encouraging

Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Pat Roberts, R-Kans., said they are prepared to consider several amendments to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012. As the Senate prepares to take up the 2012 Farm Bill, the Senate Agriculture Committee leaders highlighted the reforms included in

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced its plan to become the first major media company to introduce new standards for food advertising on programming targeting kids and families.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has been a great advocate for the needy and for healthy eating, and it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that she’s doing everything she can to ensure that federal support for food stamp benefits are fully funded