Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

USDA announced its regulatory approval of Monsanto s genetically engineered crops resistant to the dicamba herbicide.

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today addressed farmers0 concerns about trade, environmental regulations, infrastructure and tax reform, among other topics during the first-ever town hall style meeting at the American Farm Bureau Federation0s 96th Annual Convention in San Die

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday granted its first exemption allowing commercial use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in agriculture to Advanced Aviation Solutions of Boise, Idaho.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering the monarch butterfly for ?threatened? status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), in response to urging from environmental groups that want federal protection for the species.

Chinese officials informed a wide variety of U.S. seed industry officials that they approved Syngenta's seed trait Viptera, according to sources contacted by Agri-Pulse. However, industry officials were reluctant to officially announce the agreement until they received official notification of the

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is planning a three-year consumer campaign to educate people about the value of the seed industry.

An animal welfare group’s video depicting unhealthy conditions at a poultry farm operated by a contract grower for Perdue Farms claims to provide “an unprecedented look at a so-called humane American chicken factory farm.”

Four House Democrats are asking U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to provide details on labor provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before the ambitious trade deal is finalized.

More than a dozen “celebrity” chefs met with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., on Capitol Hill Tuesday to promote a federal mandate for GMO labeling.

The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, said toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie that caused a water crisis in his city this summer will occur again if the federal government does not pay more attention to regional water quality.