Articles by Spencer Chase

A disease thats affected more than 45 million of Americas chickens, turkeys, and wild birds appears to be slowing, leading industry and government officials to discuss steps to prevent a similar outbreak in the fall

Get ready for another wild price ride in 2015. That was one of the key messages from USDAs annual Agricultural Outlook Forum last week in Arlington, Virginia, as the agency released projections for lower planted acres for corn, soybeans and wheat, and bigger livestock her

Already one of the biggest spenders in domestic infrastructure improvement, the U.S. rail industry doesnt seem interested in seeking federal help to improve its system.

Stakeholders from food groups, the healthcare industry, the military and agriculture gathered Tuesday for a White House forum on fighting antibiotic resistance, which the Obama administration said poses a threat to national security.

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Australia stemming from imported berries has infected at least 18, leading the government to push for changes to its confusing food labeling laws.

This could be a banner year for sorghum. Government and industry reports project a big jump in acreage in 2015, in response to strong export demand.

Fast-food giant McDonaldÐs has announced a new antibiotics policy for its chicken, a move seen by some as a way to compete with the sustainability and health rhetoric being used by some of its higher-end competitors in the quick-serve space.

The final report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has generated quite a bit of controversy with livestock and meat groups pushing back against including the inclusion of sustainability language that targets red meat consumption in a report which was supposedly focused on

Rather than bring peace to the fight over the Renewable Fuel Standard, todayps announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency seems to have stirred up both sides.

The Environmental Protection Agency today released proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for biofuels for 2014, 2015, and 2016 that show an increase in required blending, but still below statutory levels sought by the renewable fuels industry.