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USDA is offering farmers and ranchers new opportunities to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program, including new techniques to protect water quality and adding 1.1 million acres to a number of key CRP practices.

Kevin Cramer, Heidi Heitkamp, Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, John Collison, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, RFS, Scott Segal, Gina McCarthy, General John Kelly, Linda McMahon, Kris Kobach, Frank Gasperini, Governor Terry Branstad, Tom Dorr, Xi Jinping

Too many regulatory agencies around the globe take too long to approve genetically modified plant traits, and the result is lost revenue and curbs on innovation, according to a new report that was commissioned by the U.S. and aimed at China.

CongressP decision to take catfish inspection away from the FDA and give it to USDA was sharply criticized as a waste of money and resources at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing today in which only one lawmaker dissented.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2016 - Gene editing is simply the latest development in the evolution of plant breeding, the head of the American Seed Trade Association said at ASTAPs annual meeting today in Chicago, seeking to reassure consumers about the safety and efficacy of th

A plan to increase scholarship opportunities to a broader array of agricultural students received bipartisan commendations at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday.

CCS (carbon capture and storage) is becoming an essential tool in the large toolbox needed for reversing climate change and perhaps pumping new life into the ailing coal industry

Congressional Republicans are trying this week to push a water resources authorization bill across the finish line along with a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running into next spring. GOP leaders want to wrap up the 114th Congress by this weekend

Roberts and Vice President-elect Mike Pence discussed possible options for agriculture secretary and undersecretary positions when Pence attended the GOP senators weekly luncheon on Tuesday.

The House Agriculture Committee says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can be improved by nudging recipients into jobs or better-paying work and by ensuring that they have access to healthful foods.