Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

More than 300 corn farmers and ethanol industry leaders rallied on Capitol Hill today to protest the Obama administrationPs proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements.

A bill that would bar states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods could be on the House floor as soon as next week. The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act (HR 1599) was approved Tuesday by the House Agriculture Committee Tuesday on a voice vote during a 15-

Monsanto announced Tuesday that it will assemble a panel of scientists to review the International Agency for Research on Cancer€s (IARC) analysis that led to the classification of the herbicide glyphosate as €probably carcinogenic€ to humans.

USDA announced today a proposal to allow homebound seniors and people with disabilities who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their benefits for grocery home delivery services.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is giving restaurants and other retail food establishments an extra year to comply with the new menu labeling rules the agency finalized last December.

The United States and Switzerland announced today that beginning July 10, organic products certified in the United States or Switzerland may be sold as organic in either country.

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony Wednesday that lifting the ban on U.S. crude oil exports would benefit rural areas, including creating more jobs and potentially lowering gasoline prices.

EPA is considering limits on widely used insecticide

Pew survey sayd Both D@s and R@s doubt safety of GMO foods

A federal judge has ruled that federal and state law pre-empt a Maui County, Hawaii, ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops and that the ban is invalid.