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The Senate will likely vote on the biotech disclosure agreement soon after returning next week from the long Independence Day weekend, says Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts. Roberts, R-Kan., told Agri-Pulse Wednesday morning that Majority Leader Mitch

After taking a $4 billion hit in the most recent farm bill, conservation groups are hoping to make up ground in the next iteration of ag legislation as program demand increases.

The U.K. already buys hundreds of millions of dollars of nuts, beer, wine, ethanol, seafood and other agricultural goods every year from the U.S., and volumes are expected to increase should the U.S. and the European Union eventually reach agreement on t

On-farm technology is advancing faster than many lawmakers and regulators acknowledge. However, trade groups and some agribusinesses are trying to improve on that situation by taking regulators to the field.

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The European Commission will extend the authorization of glyphosate for 18 months while the European Chemicals Agency examines its health effects.

Perdue Foods, one of the largest poultry companies in the U.S., has announced an expansive new animal welfare policy that is receiving high marks from advocacy groups.

Four scientists affiliated with the World Bank-led agricultural research network will be honored with the 2016 World Food Prize for developing and implementing biofortified food crops to improve nutrition in chronically hungry populations.

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Farm groups and their allies in the food industry are mobilizing calls and emails to press senators to pass the historic agreement on national standards for disclosure of GMOs.