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- EPA is taking a €holistic€ approach to managing herbicide-resistant weeds, releasing new guidance last week that the agency says is €intended to provide herbicide users and registrants useful strategies that, when implemented, will slow herbicide resistance and

It's been nearly a year and a half since China initiated a total ban on chicken and eggs from the U.S., following the detection of avian influenza, and there are still no signs that Chinese officials are willing to consider a more limited, regional approach to the prohibiti

A proposal to allow in-crop application of dicamba on cotton and soybeans genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide has sparked lively debate among farmers, farm and food safety groups.

The Department of Agriculture, at times, can be at a loss for how to help producers who are transitioning to organic production, mostly because they donàt know who they are.

China is looking to sell off some of its corn reserves, but an expert in the international grain trade doesnàt see the sales having much of an impact in the U.S.

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Renee Ellmers, George Holding, Chuck Grassley, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Greg Ibach, biotech labeling, GMO labeling, Tom Vilsack, Val Dolcini, Gina McCarthy, Lamar Smith, EPA, WHO

USDAàs Agricultural Marketing Service has announced an extension of the comment period on a proposed rule dealing with organic livestock production practices.

China is on track for another record-breaking year of beef imports and U.S. exporters remained sidelined because of a 14-year ban. But U.S. Meat Export Federation officials say there is hope that will soon change.

Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, GMO labeling, Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Program, National Cotton Council, Shane Stephens, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Better Way, Rosa DeLauro, SNAP

Milk producers and snack food makers seek to keep the pressure on Congress this week to preempt state GMO labeling laws, while House Speaker Paul Ryan begins an effort to shape the GOP campaign agenda by rolling out proposals to overhaul anti-poverty programs.