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Nearly a year beyond the Nov. 30, 2013, deadline to set volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the EPA still isn�t saying when to expect an announcement. But National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe says the advanced biofuels industry

American Farm Bureau Federation�s Deputy Chief Economist John Anderson comes across as one of the most easy-going agricultural economists you�d ever want to know.

If USDA s Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) works out as planned, the results could include up to $88.5 billion in additional economic activity and about 700,000 new jobs by 2023, with most of the new money and jobs flowing to rural America.

The honeybee population in Indiana survived the winter in better shape than a year ago, with estimated losses at about 29 percent compared to a mortality rate of about 65 percent after the winter of 2013-2014, according to Purdue University honeybee specialist Greg Hunt.

USDA has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Meeker County, Minnesota, marking the ninth outbreak of HPAI in the state.

A judge who blocked the Obama administrationÐs executive actions on immigration is refusing to stay the decision and accused government lawyers of misleading him about when the orders were first implemented. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen on Feb. 16 ordere

Reinvigorating animal agricultural research is essential to sustainably addressing the global challenge of food security, according to a report issued by a National Research Council committee, part of the National Academies of Sciences.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to exempt from new food safety rules some small farms that sell directly to consumers. A proposed rule would extend an exemption for retail food establishments to farms that sell products through roadside stands, farmers&

Some emulsifiers, which are used to thicken processed foods and beverages, keep mixtures of liquids and particles in suspension and extend shelf life, may soon be challenged by consumers and regulators as unhealthy and harmful to the digestive system Ð spelling changes for food pr

A group of 15 stakeholders in the organic industry have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco alleging the Department of Agriculture violated federal rulemaking processes and took power away from the National Organic Standards Board