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A federal court is giving the National Cattlemen`s Beef Association until mid-February to complete a review of documents from a USDA audit of the beef checkoff, in connection with a lawsuit challenging NCBA`s role in how checkoff money is spent.

The Senate closed out the 114th Congress in the wee hours of last Saturday, passing a water projects bill, the last of a series of legislative achievements that will have far-reaching implications for agriculture. Topping the list was the GMO disclosure legislation approved last su

Seven months after its release, the report by the National Academy of Sciences on `Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects,` has failed to narrow the divide between the consensus of scientists and evidence-based analysts that biotech crops are safe and the m

- Farmers who use different growing systems to produce different products received some guidance on how to coexist ` along with a primer on the difficulty of finding common ground ` with the release of a final report by the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agricultu

CongressP decision to take catfish inspection away from the FDA and give it to USDA was sharply criticized as a waste of money and resources at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing today in which only one lawmaker dissented.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2016 - Gene editing is simply the latest development in the evolution of plant breeding, the head of the American Seed Trade Association said at ASTAPs annual meeting today in Chicago, seeking to reassure consumers about the safety and efficacy of th

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2016 - President-elect Donald Trump continues his search for key cabinet members this week, while lawmakers look to finish their work for the year by passing a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running into next year.

The release last month of the “My Plate” by First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack comes not a moment too soon. Obesity has reached an epidemic proportion in the United States.