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HONOLULU, Jan. 8 – While noting that our nation’s tight budget constraints will likely dictate how much of a role the government will play in providing a farm bill safety net for farmers and ranchers, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman had one primary request for delegate

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6- The nation is losing its competitive edge in global innovation, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce report, "The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States," delivered today to Congress.

HONOLULU, Jan. 6 – Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, is launching America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education℠ to aid rural school districts by providing $10,000 and $25,000 grants in 1,245 counties across 39 states.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – A new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) documents how private sector companies are increasingly dominating the development of new innovations for food and agriculture in many parts of the globe. The United States leads the way with about one-third of the global

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to challenge the ruling that the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded applicants that Jan. 31, 2012, is the last day to submit project pre-proposals for fiscal year 2012 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2012 – Retail food prices at the supermarket declined slightly during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.

Most of the national news media, political pundits, and lawmakers who are stumping for their favorite candidates are in the Hawkeye state for the Iowa caucuses.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29- Among the contentious points in USDA’s proposed “Nutritional Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs” is sodium, which is a major component in salt. The school meal standards adopted the salt restrictions in the 2010 dietary guidelines, which the Sa