Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

Organic crops have higher levels of antioxidants associated with better health than conventional crops, according to a study led by scientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.

House Agriculture Committee members said at a hearing on Thursday they are worried about USDA’s implementation of certain crop insurance provisions in the five-month old 2014 Farm Bill.

The heated public debate over genetically modified foods shows the agricultural industry is not doing enough to communicate biotechnology’s benefits to society, according a group of witnesses hosted by the House Agriculture Subcommittee Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture

The Senate Agriculture Committee hosted school and military leaders Thursday during a hearing to support the Obama administration's school meal reforms in the face of efforts by House Republicans to ease certain nutrition requirements.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy vetoed legislation today that would ban the sale of chocolate milk in the state’s schools.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last week heard dueling testimony from U.S. sugar producers and their Mexican counterparts as well as U.S. sugar-using companies on whether Mexico is exporting sweetener into the U.S. at prices below the cost of production – a practice known as dumping.

Small business owners, including a Washington state cattle rancher, testified on Capitol Hill Thursday in opposition to the EPA’s proposed rule defining “waters of the United States.” The rule, which is intended to clarify the scope of waters subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water A

This Easter is expected to inspire record seasonal candy sales, but the news is looked at in much different ways by the confectioners who make the treats and the sugar industry which provides key ingredients.