Sara Wyant

Syngenta Group CEO Jeff Rowe is optimistic that research and development investments made over the last decade, totaling about $611 million in the U.S. alone, position the company for stronger future growth.

USDA is looking for nominees to fill five openings on the National Organic Standards Board.

UC-Riverside Nematologist Simon "Niels" Groen plans to dig deeper into how nematodes invade humans, livestock and plants, thanks a a large grant from the National Institutes of Health.

A new study looks at a variety of ways in which California’s “youngest and fastest growing workforce,” made up of Latinos, is being challenged by the state’s environmental goals.

Love them or hate them, there is one thing farmers and ranchers cannot ignore: The Chinese are the biggest customers for U.S. agricultural exports. Fresh from a trip to China and Thailand, USSEC CEO Jim Sutter shares key insights about his conversations with leaders on the ground.

New EPA greenhouse gas standards requiring steep emissions reductions for heavy-duty trucks and buses don’t have the same buy-in from the industry enjoyed by the agency’s rule on cars and medium-duty vehicles released about a week earlier.

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara suggests that more efficient farming practices could save as much water as switching crops or fallowing fields to help address California’s water issues.

National Farmers Union delegates this week debated a wide variety of policy reforms, including whether or not eligibility for commodity programs, crop and livestock insurance should be limited to small and mid-size farming operations.