Articles by Steve Davies

Key U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to probe the announced merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons.

Panel members appointed to evaluate the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods programs have their work cut out for them as they craft recommendations for FDA leadership.

USDA is opening signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage program even as producers are seeing their first payments from DMC for this year.

Kroger’s proposed purchase of Albertsons for $24.6 billion would create one of the largest food retailers in the country and, based on past experience, is likely to be scrutinized by federal regulators.

Three people have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $250 million fraud case in Minnesota involving child nutrition assistance.

The Senate Agriculture Committee plans a few farm bill hearings before the end of the year with an eye toward trying to get a new bill enacted as soon as 2023.

It’s up to the Supreme Court justices now to decide whether California’s Proposition 12 will stay on the books.

Supreme Court justices are wrestling with how to balance California's concerns over animal welfare, reflected in the state's Proposition 12 standards, with the potential costs to out-of-state pork producers.

The Environmental Protection Agency has a lot of feedback to sift through – most of it critical – following the end of its comment period Friday on proposed measures designed to reduce applications of atrazine, one of the widely-used herbicides in the U.S.