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Some of the first proposals for the next farm bill arenðt aimed at traditional agriculture but instead support those who are growing food on downtown rooftops, inside old warehouses and on strips of land in some of the nationðs most urbanized areas. The proposals pose a challenge

Ahead of World Food Day, an environmental group that has long challenged U.S. food policy claims American farmers arenðt as crucial to feeding the worldðs poor as often portrayed in the industryðs advertising and public relations.

An Environmental Protection Agency risk assessment that found atrazine widely distributed in waters throughout the Midwest could lead to a de facto ban on use of the herbicide, two major grower groups say.

A catastrophic hit on the U.S. livestock industry has been a cautionary talking point as ag groups push for expanded foot-and-mouth disease preparedness, but what would a U.S. outbreak of the disease really look like?

Optimism is quickly fading that the U.S. and EU will be able to complete work on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) this year, even as negotiators from both sides of the Atlantic meet this week in New York.

One of the biggest reservations about increasing agricultural trade with Cuba has been that U.S. food wonðt benefit the common citizen on the communist island. U.S. farming representatives are fighting back, though, stressing that U.S. commodities will end

Recent regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act provide needed reforms that will help curb ðrampant abuseð of the listing petition process, according to ranchers.

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule that would make some changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard and add regulatory certainty for higher blends of ethanol.

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