Articles by Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -USDA’s long-awaited new school lunch standards, unveiled last week, were met with almost universal praise from schools groups, the food industry, academics and nutrition activists for their potential for more healthful meals for 32 million students in school meal progr

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012 -U.S. military members coming home from war zones without a job and an uncertain future are being encouraged to consider farming as a career. For many, it’s what they grew up doing.

Sen. Chambliss was one of five to oppose the bill in committee, and although he was one of 90 that voted for the motion to proceed on Thursday he said that, “as of today, the bill is filled with inequities and is unbalanced.”

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 -For years, different types of eligibility and financial limits have been placed on the amount any one farmer or rancher can receive from federal farm programs. However, federal subsidies supporting crop insurance premiums, which have increased dramatically in the last coup

Four U.S. Senators introduced amendments to the 2012 farm bill today that would reduce the amount of crop insurance premium subsidies that individual farmers could receive.

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012 -USDA is proposing the first major overhaul of its chicken and turkey slaughter inspection methods in 50 years by having its inspectors focus less on quality defects and more on the areas in poultry plants that carry greater risk of contamination with disease-causing pa

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012 -Twitter, the six-years-young social media engine, is generating more than 200 million 140-character messages per day and making headlines thanks to its millions of users, which include celebrities, world leaders and politicians.

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012 -In his fourth State of the Union speech last night, President Barack Obama focused on key themes of job creation, economic fairness and the need to restore the American dream.

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012 -POET, one of the world’s largest ethanol makers, has found itself in the odd position of not wanting the federal government loan guarantee it was tabbed to receive, and not getting the loan guarantee that it still wants.

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012 -An Indiana tomato processor is organizing a coalition of specialty crop growers concerned about pending approval of soybeans, cotton and corn genetically engineered to tolerate 2,4-D and dicamba herbicides.