Articles by Aarian Marshall

Over 200 food, consumer and environmental groups today joined with four members of the House of Representatives to ask President Obama to fulfill a 2007 campaign promise to label genetically modified foods

Farmland sales continue to climb, according to data released by national real estate and management firm Farmers National Company. The company says it made $750 million worth of sales in 2013, compared to $640 million in 2012

Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia will retire, the congressman’s office announced today

A new report by Oxfam America ranks the United States 21st out of 125 on its index of best countries to eat in around the world

Almost 100 agriculture and food-related groups sent a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee today endorsing the nomination of Darci Vetter as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) did not drive up gasoline prices in 2013, as alleged by ethanol opponents, according to a study commissioned by Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), an industry group

Catfish reappeared on Capitol Hill today, as a spate of letters from opponents of a controversial UDSA inspection program began to circulate among lawmakers and officials

General Mills’ Cheerios cereal no longer includes genetically modified products, the company announced today

School lunch ladies have a bit more room for creativity, after USDA announced today it will make permanent what had been temporary guidelines for meals served under the National School Lunch Program