Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 – National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) members came to Capitol Hill this week to deliver their policy priorities to Congress, including immigration reform, resisting patchwork state labeling laws for products made with genetically modified organisms and relief fr

Agricultural business leaders made their case to Congress to pass immigration Tuesday on Capitol Hill, but after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated in his Virginia GOP primary Tuesday night, all bets are off about whether House Republican leaders will even attempt to address such a “hot

USDAPs Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) is using a new process to speed up product reviews for biotech traits and recently presented a timeline for expected decisions to several farm and industry groups.

After a 16-month investigation, USDA says it’s been unable to determine how unapproved genetically-engineered wheat made its way into a farm field in Oregon last year.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is criticizing President Obama for his designation last week of almost a half-million acres of wilderness in southern New Mexico as the nation’s newest national monument.

Thursday is National Teach Ag Day and the agricultural community will celebrate by encouraging students to enter the profession, which is facing a critical shortage while dealing with important issues such as sustainable food production, the state of the environment, and improving public health.

Tucked into Section 1049 of the Waterways Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA) is language designed to give farmers and ranchers some relief from the Environmental Protection Agency's Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule on farm storage tanks.

Consumer demand for “sustainable” food production is causing some of the world’s largest companies to make environmental promises, which could require agricultural producers to assess their farming practices, especially fertilizer use. Industry officials and environmentalists say farmers need to ge

Facing stiff opposition from both Republicans and Democrats in 2012, the Department of Labor finally dropped their plans to impose stricter standards on children working on farms. But now, the debate has resurfaced, linked exclusively to tobacco farms in four states – at least for now.

Bayer CropScience plans to invest close to $900 million in the U.S. in the 2013-2016 period because of the long-term growth opportunities in a region it considers a vital part of its global growth plan, CEO Liam Condon said last week.