Articles by Spencer Chase

Lawmakers and several witnesses argued today that it may be time to consider adjustments to the Renewable Fuel Standard, the cornerstone policy of the renewable fuels industry and the burr under the saddle of oil companies for the past decade.

A bill that would block state GMO labeling laws and set up a process for marketing foods as non-GMO has advanced in the House, setting up a final votes on the measure on Thursday. The House voted 242-175 to approve a rule that would allow votes on four Democratic amendment

Highway funding faces uncertain road ahead

Congress may not get say on any TPP deal until 2016, experts say

Stakeholder are voicing their opinions on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) as Senate agriculture leaders try to find a consensus on a path forward for the labeling requirements battered by an international trade dispute.

A pair of Senate hearings today reviewed 11 separate bills aimed at addressing problems facing the nationÀs forests, including how to pay for the ever-increasing threat of fire.

Up against a looming July 31 deadline, the House approved a bill that would avoid halting construction projects across the country and give Congress another five months to develop a long-term funding extension.

corn and soybean growers from across the country will use their planned summer legislative conferences in Washington to push for support of Rep. Mike PompeoPs Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599).

In addition to biosecurity and depopulation protocols, senators are focusing on the key issues of compensation and risk management for affected growers.

The SmithsonianPs National Museum of American History recently opened its PAmerican EnterpriseP exhibit, an 8,000-square-foot gallery that tells the history of the nationPs business, including agriculture