Philip Brasher

Agri-Pulse Audio Web Page McDonaldàs says it will switch to cage-free eggs in the United States and Canada over the next 10 years, a decision hailed as a landmark move by animal welfare activists because of the companyàs buying power. McDonaldàs USA buys 2 billio

Congress returns to work with a long list of unfinished business to deal with this fall, including the budget, a long-term highway bill and a reauthorization of child nutrition programs

Keeping up with the growing demand for non-GMO and organic products is proving to be a challenge. The Agriculture Department is betting that providing farmers with information on market prices will help. USDA s Agriculture Marketing Service this week launched its first we

A federal judge in North Dakota ruled that his order blocking implementation of the Obama administration0s Clean Water Act rule would be limited to 13 states. The decision by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson was a victory for the administration, which said it would onl

Pesticide restrictions that the Obama administration has proposed to protect bees go farther than necessary and will put crops at risk, farm groups say. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to bar the application of pesticides that are toxic to bees when crops are in bloom and

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2015 - The chairman of the House committee that oversees child nutrition programs is retiring from Congress next year, raising questions about prospects for reauthorizing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The law, which authorized the Agric

Some producer groups are asking the Obama administration to delay enforcement of its new Clean Water Act rule until a court case is resolved. The administration considers implementation of the rule blocked in only 13 states as a result of last weeks decision by a North Dakota fe

Donald Trumps immigration agenda is pushing the Republican debate well to the right and raising concerns in the agribusiness sector.

The Food and Drug Administration's plan to require reporting on animal antibiotic sales species by species is running into strong industry opposition. Drug makers now only report total sales for individual drugs. Breaking the sales data down by cattle, hogs, chickens and turke