Agri-Pulse staff

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued Harrisvaccines Inc. of Ames, Iowa, a conditional license for a vaccine that may help control the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. This is the first licensed vaccine for PEDv, which has killed more than 8 million hogs in the U.S. s

The U.S. and Korea recently completed discussions related to an equivalence arrangement for processed organic food products, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be traveling through Europe next week in hopes of discussing the expansion of agricultural trade and the importance of agriculture?s role in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

As part of The Good Growth Plan launched last fall, Syngenta is awarding ideas that support one or more of the plan’s six commitments to address global food security.

The House spent several hours Wednesday debating a $142 billion spending bill for the USDA and FDA for fiscal year 2015, approving a raft of amendments, but adjourned without voting on the measure.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications June 16 from energy facilities interested in receiving forest or agricultural residues to generate clean energy.

Cargill Inc. has announced intentions to move completely to group housing for sows that produce hogs for pork

The U.S. Department of Transportation granted a one-year exemption to the Hours-of-Service requirement for the transportation of livestock, the agency announced today.