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An open letter calls for MoveOn.org to remove a petition critcal of Michael Taylor, deputy comissioner for foods.

Midwest farmland values increase 22 percent, fastest pace since 1976 in Fed survey

The House Committee on Small Business hosted a roundtable with several agriculture representatives today to discuss priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.

Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops such as switchgrass.

USDA announced 27 grants this week for local organizations to build community food systems and fight hunger and food insecurity. USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provided the awards through its Community Food Projects program. The new projects total $4.8 million.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at the first Farm Bill hearing of the year today in front of Senate Agriculture Committee members.

Aid and international development groups said they’ll push Congress to at least reauthorize a $60 million program that allows for the purchase of food closer to the areas where it is needed and require U.S. food assistance shipments to be more nutritious.

The European Union and United States announced beginning June1, organic products certified in Europe or the US may be sold as organic in either region

A U.S. district judge in Pennsylvania ruled that Amish farmer violated two federal laws by selling raw milk.