Articles by Steve Davies

The Department of Justice has subpoenaed records from meat processors, though it is currently unclear which ones and how many.

The House is set today to clear the Senate-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which empowers the Federal Maritime Commission to take steps to clear port bottlenecks and reduce shipping rates.

Higher prices for animal fats and vegetable oils are helping drive what is expected to be a record global food import bill this year, forcing consumers to spend more and get less to eat, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

Farmers may increase their double cropping over the next year regardless of whether there is an incentive payment from the government.

Lots of eyes in agriculture will be on the Supreme Court Monday when the court is expected to announce whether to accept a petition submitted by Bayer that is backed by dozens of farm groups, conservative legal foundations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota have made a lot of progress over the past week in getting their crops of wheat and corn in the ground.

A new study analyzing data on genetically modified Bt corn has found “little impact on nontarget insects and other organisms, especially compared to growing conventional corn,” USDA's Agricultural Research Service said Monday.

Congress is back in session this week with a focus on the nation’s plague of mass shootings and the raging inflation facing consumers.