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The House Agriculture Committee is adding eight new Democratic members and has two more open slots on the minority slate.

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed its long-awaited front-of-pack labeling rule, featuring a black-and-white nutrition box that lists information on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars. 

The Biden administration is putting the finishing touches on its regulatory agenda ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. USDA is finalizing a rule barring poultry integrators from paying producers reduced rates in tournament ranking systems. The rule, being announced today, still allows for competitive bonuses.

The Agriculture Department has finalized a rule limiting poultry integrators from paying reduced rates to producers through tournament ranking systems while still allowing for bonuses, the agency announced Tuesday.

JBS has agreed to pay $4 million to child labor victims and organizations working to combat the practice under a deal announced by the Labor Department on Monday.

USDA on Monday announced the 2025 enrollment periods for commodity programs used by row crop growers and dairy producers.

Join us for the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit on March 17 in Washington, D.C., to learn from leading industry experts about how upcoming legislative and regulatory changes in the ag and food industries could impact you and your businesses.  

One week to go to the new Trump administration. Ahead of next Monday’s inauguration, Senate committees will be rushing to tee up Donald Trump’s least controversial cabinet selections for quick confirmation.

A bevy of President-elect Donald Trump’s top selections for his cabinet get confirmation hearings this week, including former Rep. Lee Zeldin, picked to head the EPA, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, selected for the dual role of Interior secretary and White House energy czar. The Biden administration also is expected to release new regulatory actions in its final week.

Workers on evisceration lines at poultry and swine plants are at increased risk for musculoskeletal disorders, studies released by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service conclude.