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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the U.S. has made it clear at the climate summit in Glasgow that the United States has re-engaged in the global climate change discussion but also has emphasized that “agriculture is not part of the problem. It's part of the solution.”

Workers at companies with 100 or more employees will have to either get vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks and take weekly tests under an emergency standard published Friday.

Multiple breakdowns in how goods are transported across the country and around the globe are worsening crises in a food and agriculture sector that is already bleeding profits and customers, according to witnesses at a House hearing Wednesday.

The J.R. Simplot Company and Plant Sciences Inc., have announced a strategic partnership to bring the first commercially gene edited strawberry to supermarkets.

A provision of congressional Democrats' Build Back Better Act that would pay producers $25 per acre to plant cover crops is getting serious attention from sectors in the agriculture industry with ambitious climate goals, though others are unsure of how effective the measure will be in comparison to existing programs.

The federal government’s current approach to addressing hunger and nutrition shortcomings is failing the recipients and the taxpayer, witnesses said at a Senate Ag subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

The impact of changing climate conditions on the world’s wheat, corn, soybean and rice production are likely to be seen sooner than previously estimated. And of those crops, only wheat is expected to see increases in yield.

House Democratic leaders are working toward passing President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion package of climate measures and social spending as soon as this week, along with a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.

The United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association have combined into the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) with Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms as the chair.

A shortage of food delivery drivers and warehouse workers is forcing schools to streamline lunchtime options as orders fail to arrive on time for meal preparation or wholesale manufacturers simply can't provide items schools need.