Articles by Daniel Enoch

USDA is not expecting any sugar forfeitures under the Feedstock Flexibility Program in the first quarter of 2014, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

Consumers can expect sharp increases in pork prices by summer as a viral disease that first appeared in U.S. swine herds earlier this year continues to ravage pig litters

The USDA is giving the public an extra 60 days to comment on its plan for strengthening agricultural coexistence in the U.S.

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit in a bid to block the planned opening of a horse slaughter plant on New Year’s Day

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing a rule change that would allow the importation of fresh beef from certain states in Brazil, under conditions that protect the U.S. cattle herd from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)

Record-breaking U.S. agricultural exports are being threatened by Congress’s failure to pass a new farm bill, according to a top USDA official

Consumer Reports says independent tests on more than 300 raw chicken breasts purchased at stores around the country found “potentially harmful bacteria’’ in almost every sample, including organic brands.