Articles by Sara Wyant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $300 million to help hundreds of small businesses across the country save money on their energy costs by adopting renewable sources or implementing more efficient energy options, according to Agriculture Secre

A new nationwide poll indicates how farmers and ranchers will vote

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill Tuesday that puts the city on a path toward displacing 20 percent of the heating oil sold within the city with cleaner-burning, sustainable, biodiesel.

Within the next year or so, the °Big Six° crop protection and seed companies ° Syngenta, Monsanto, Bayer, BASF, DuPont and Dow AgroSciences° could become the °Big Four°.

Surrounded by international leaders focused on global food security, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that one of the biggest concerns he has about addressing future food challenges is 0our ability to embrace science.0

Global demand for agricultural products is skyrocketing, but for the third year in a row, the rate of global agricultural productivity growth has failed to meet its target. That@s according to a new report by the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) @Sustainability in an Unc

EPA and the Department of Justice filed a complaint Tuesday against NGL Crude Logistics LLC and Western Dubuque Biodiesel LLC as well as announcing a settlement with Western Dubuque to address alleged violations of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

CHS Inc., a fuel, grain and food cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, remains the largest cooperative in the United States, according to a new USDA report on the nation's top 100 coops.

Bayer's plan to take over Monsanto is triggering some alarm bells within some of the nation's largest farm organizations, and lawmakers are taking note, too.

Bayer to acquire Monsanto in $66 billion deal, creating one of the world's largest seed and crop protection companies and will face regulatory scrutiny