The Environmental Protection Agency intends to complete a rule that allows year-round E15 sales by June.    However, the government shutdown may delay the action. EPA acting administrator Andrew Wheeler told the Senate Environment […]

Food industry leaders say a new study on dietary suggestions “lacks any kind of scientific rigor and only serves to misguide Americans on their nutritional health.”    The Nutrition Coalition says the study should be […]

Louis Dreyfus Company this week announced it would exit its small dairy business as part of an overhaul to revive growth at the agriculture commodity company. The dairy unit represents for roughly one percent of the […]

  Representative Steve King’s departure from the House Agriculture Committee eliminates a voice for Iowa farmers, according to the Des Moines Register.    King was removed from the committee over controversial comments, leading to the […]

  A new study published by the science journal Nature Human Behavior states opposition to GMOs is highest among those who know the least about genetics but have convinced themselves they’re experts.    Participants of […]

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that many Farm Service Agency offices will reopen temporarily over the next few days to perform limited services for farmers and ranchers.    The USDA recalled about 2,500 FSA employees […]

  The farmer and rancher delegates at the 100th annual convention set the organization’s policy priorities for the upcoming year. Topics included farm bill implementation, cell-cultured food products, trade, and much more.    “As our […]

  The World Trade Organization will soon rule in favor of the United States in a long-standing dispute with China. The U.S. says Chinese government subsidies it gives to corn and rice growers are a […]

  A bill proposed in the last session of Congress has surfaced once again in this session, specifically in the House of Representatives. The bill is designed to make Electronic Logging Devices and hours of […]

Another province in China is now infected with African Swine Fever. A Pork Checkoff report says there are now 24 distinct areas in China that have tested positive for the disease.    China is requiring […]