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Top negotiators for the U.S. and the European Union say the two sides made good progress this week as they continued efforts to complete the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).

Researchers who study antibiotic resistance now have access to another $6 million, thanks to USDA€s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the department announced Monday.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senator Ben Cardin, Crockett Gillmore, USTR Michael Froman, Huy Fong Foods,Milken Institute Global Conference, USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator Darci Vetter, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Food and Drug Administration

A $9.3 billion bill authorizing improvements to the nation`s navigation and drinking water infrastructure easily cleared the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today.

Dave Carter, National Bison Association, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, TPP, Senator Debbie Fischer, WRDA,Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, salmonella, Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, USDA Acting Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse

Friday is Earth Day and USDA is using the occasion to spotlight scores of projects designed to improve water quality in 33 states across the country.

Not one lawmaker or witness at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing Thursday said capital and margin rules weren`t necessary to protect futures and swaps markets from bad players and volatility, but there was plenty of discussion on how these rules could negatively affect end-users

EPA received the brunt of the criticism from farm group representatives at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing today focusing on the factors affecting the cost of producing the nation`s food.

Senate Energy Committee chair Lisa Murkowski called for her colleagues in Congress to take advantage of the current low-price environment surrounding oil and gas development and pass reforms to boost energy production and provide economic benefits across the country.

Vastly underutilized energy storage resources, such as the nation`s 50 million residential electric water heaters, can provide substantial environmental and cost benefits, according to research conducted by The Brattle Group. The research was sponsored by the National Rural Ele