Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

While a majority of Americans continue to support the FDA’s labeling policy for food produced through biotechnology, the number of those opposed to the policy has increased since 2012, according to the 2014 International Food Information Council survey on “Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology.”

The United Nations in partnership with a government funded agency in the United Kingdom has released a four-part plan to reduce food waste, which it says amounts to almost $50 billion a year just in the U.S. Globally, about a third of the food produced annually, or some 1.3 billion tons, is wasted.

The South Dakota Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from television network ABC challenging a lower court’s refusal to throw out Beef Products Inc.’s (BPI) lawsuit.

This year, Memorial Day celebrations could come with a high price tag. Extreme weather and disease outbreak have caused price increases in barbecue goods beef and pork.

Know a leader or innovator in agriculture or an organization supportive of women in the industry? It’s time to submit nominations for consideration for the Demeter Award of Excellence, which acknowledges the outstanding achievements of women in the ag sector.

The Senate Thursday evening passed by unanimous consent a bill designed to help California and other Western states through one of the region’s worst droughts on record.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to enhance telecommunications and broadcast services in rural areas.

Senators Pat Roberts, (R-Kans.), Al Franken (D-MN), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced a rural health care bill today that makes changes to Medicare regulations for rural hospitals and providers.

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) task force focused on the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed announced a partnership with 12 land grant universities today.