Philip Brasher

A House committee is demanding the EPA say how it addressed a series of Army Corps of Engineers concerns raised just weeks before the release of a rule re-defining what streams, wetlands and other areas are regulated by the Clean Water Act. An April 27 memorandum from House Oversight

House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway pledges to fight any increase in funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until Congress agrees on a new authorization law. The House in June passed a reauthorization bill (HR 2289) that among other things would require the

Jeffrey Prieto has taken over as general counsel at the Agriculture Department, having won Senate confirmation.

Senate ag taking bipartisan approach to child nutrition programs

Broiler producers worry bird flu vaccine could impact exports

GOP limits CFTC budget, but Dems preserving Dodd-Frank

Obama highlights Feed the Future initiative in Ethiopia

Internal memos that the Army Corps of Engineers turned over to a Senate committee undermines the scientific and legal basis for the new rule that re-defines the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, the panelàs chairman says. In a letter Monday to the assistant secretary of the Arm

Pacific Rim trade negotiations heat up in Hawaii this week as U.S. negotiators try up to wrap up a deal that they can send to Congress for approval.

In an effort to get Americans to cut sugar consumption, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing to require food labels to disclose the content of added sugars as a percentage of the recommended daily limit. That recommended daily limit, or Daily Reference Value, would be set