Articles by Aarian Marshall

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems ready and willing to hear “constructive criticism” on the proposed update to its Agricultural Worker Protection Standards, the head of the Association of American Pesticide Control Officers (AAPCO) told Agri-Pulse in an interview. EPA has not updated

Parents’ desires to avoid genetically modified organisms (GMO) are partially driving the increased sales of organic products, according to a study conducted by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and released last week

according to a new study, educators and industry can combat ingredient-based fears if they effectively communicate the substances’ history, background, and general usage.

House food safety stalwarts Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. yesterday introduced legislation that would give USDA power to recall any meat, poultry or egg product contaminated by pathogens associated with serious illness or that are antibiotic resistant.

President Obama capped off National Pollinator Week Friday by ordering the creation of a federal task force to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators

Four former EPA administrators – who all served during Republican administrations – encouraged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday to take firm action on climate change and applauded President Obama’s recently-released regulations on carbon emissions

Senate debate on the appropriations “minibus” bill – which includes agriculture – continued today, as a number of lawmakers introduced bills both directly and peripherally related to agriculture

Washington, June 17, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked European Union (EU) officials at a “historic meeting” to base agricultural trade talks on “the language of science,” he told reporters on a media call from Luxembourg Monday

Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman urged the agricultural community to advocate for increased funding for agricultural research – research that’s needed, he said, to avoid the “asteroids” of hunger, climate change and water shortage that are threating the Earth

Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Chris Coons, D-Del., yesterday introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the U.S. food aid program