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McDonald’s Corporation said that, by 2022, the fast-food giant will no longer buy any pork from suppliers that use gestation stalls to confine pregnant sows.

The USDA announced today that organic products certified in the United States or European Union may now be sold as organic in either market, as trade opened up on Friday, June 1, under a new U.S.-EU equivalency partnership.

Farm Broadcaster Mark Pearson dead at 54

USDA opened the 17th season of the summer farmers market on the Washington Mall today with guests including Hip Hop Public Health, NFL Athlete Reed Doughty, Fuel Up to Play 60 and employee appearances, including a dancing cow.

USDA Chief Economist Joseph Glauber today announced the selection of Robert Johansson as USDA Deputy Chief Economist.

USDA’s third-quarter forecast released today showed the U.S. farm exports reaching the second-highest level on record at $134.5 billion in fiscal year 2012.

Secretary Vilsack reiterated the urgency of expanding tax credits for investments in clean energy manufacturing during a media conference call today with Novozymes President Adam Monroe.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) today revealed its data analysis on crop insurance payments for individual policyholders in each U.S. state and county. EWG obtained the data through the Freedom of Information Act from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) on the system of government-backed pre

Beginning Monday, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin instituting a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that are responsible for a number of human illnesses.