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Today is the day that many in food and agriculture have been dreading - and that many consumer activists have been eagerly anticipating. Vermont s mandatory GMO labeling is now officially in effect. The law is likely to be short-lived, with the Senate now on track to pass

Too much enforcement and not enough assistance. That was the complaint voiced by Republican senators at an oversight hearing today focusing on EPA enforcement efforts.

There doesn t appear to be any momentum on Capitol Hill on the issue, but that isn t stopping the nation s largest farm group from pointing to the need for reform of the H-2A immigration program.

A rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would go far beyond just causing U.S. exporters to miss out on lower tariffs, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said today. It would also weaken America and hurt the status of the U.S. as an internat

EPA says it needs more time to decide whether to cancel the registration of chlorpyrifos and revoke all of the pesticideÐs food tolerances, as requested in a petition.

U.S. farmers have once again planted corn and soybeans at or near historic highs, according to Department of Agriculture estimates released on Thursday.

Another independent gasoline and convenience store chain is embracing ethanol, in part because of USDA�s Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership Program (BIP) and in part, because of the firm�s commitment to cleaner air.

Global solar energy company Sungevity Inc. has issued a �clean energy challenge� to the major 2016 presidential candidates � Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson and Bernie Sanders � to be the first cand

Investment and interest in energy efficiency are at an all-time high, according to Johnson Controls� 2016 Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey of more than 1,200 facility and energy management executives from the U.S., Brazil, China, German a

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