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A new report says that eradicating world hunger in 15 years will require an additional $160 annually for each person living in extreme poverty.

House appropriators have agreed to block imports of fresh beef from regions of Brazil and Argentina until the Agriculture Department does further study on the potential risk. The House Appropriations Committee, acting on its fiscal 2016 spending bill for the USDA and Food and Drug Adminis

EPA administrator Gina McCarthy was on the hot seat on Capitol Hill Thursday as Republicans on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology peppered her with questions on her agencys regulatory record.

Since its inception, the ethanol industry has had a profoundly positive impact on the U.S. economy  and on rural America

A House bill aimed at helping California farmers cope with a four-year drought was favorably reported out of the Natural Resources Committee Thursday.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is giving restaurants and other retail food establishments an extra year to comply with the new menu labeling rules the agency finalized last December.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says hes disappointed that the Obama administration has turned down Iowa Gov. Terry Branstads request for a presidential disaster declaration to help the states poultry producers recover from the losses due to highly pathogenic avian inf

The United States and Switzerland announced today that beginning July 10, organic products certified in the United States or Switzerland may be sold as organic in either country.

Leaders of the House Agriculture Committee are raising concerns about the Obama administration@s negotiations with the shipping industry to get its support for converting more food aid to cash assistance. In letters to the Agriculture Department, U.S. Agency for International D

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard conflicting expert testimony Wednesday on whether President Barack Obama@s promise to cut U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be achieved without additional legislation.