Articles by Daniel Enoch

Kraft Foods says that starting in January, it will no longer make its Original Macaroni & Cheese with artificial preservatives or synthetic colors, replacing the chemical dyes with colors derived from natural sources like paprika, annatto and turmeric. In Canada, it plans t

USDA is crediting the voluntary efforts of private landowners with helping the ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which erupted five years ago this week.

A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging a Bush administration EPA decision that exempts large animal feeding operations from requirements that they file reports on airborne emissions of hazardous substances.

A joint venture between a state-owned Saudi Arabian investment company and the agribusiness giant Bunge has purchased a controlling interest in CWB, formerly the Canadian Wheat Board, for C$250 million ($203 million U.S.)

Potential agricultural operators of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones, would like the government to allow higher, wider ranges for the vehicles, and to ensure the privacy of the data collected by this technology.

A new study commissioned by U.S. commodity groups concludes that several so-called �advanced developing countries� have ramped up their subsidies to corn, wheat and rice producers in excess of their commitments to the World Trade Organization&#

EPA says it is unlikely to approve new uses for neonicotinoid pesticides until it completes assessments of the productsÀ effects on honey bees and other pollinators. In a letter to registrants of the pesticides, the agency said it is also awaiting the submission of new bee data.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., and 70 House colleagues are urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to make sure the final Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are based on sound nutritional science and stick within

U.S farmers will plant about 89.2 million acres with corn this year, down 2 percent from last year, while increasing soybean acreage by 1 percent, to a record high of 84.6 million acres, USDA said today, citing a survey of farmer intentions in early March.

The U.S. hog and pig inventory totaled 65.9 million head as of March 1, up 7.2 percent from a year earlier when the nations herd was being devastated by the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv). The March 1 figure was down slightly from Dec. 1, 2014