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Odds of a major El Niño hitting the United States are growing and it could bring with it some extreme weather patterns.

Don’t expect a proposal for an organic industry checkoff to be submitted to USDA before the end of this year, says the CEO of the Organic Trade Association (OTA).

The 2012 Census of Agriculture shows the number of U.S. farms producing renewable energy has more than doubled since the last census in 2007. But farm energy advocates say the findings mark just the beginning of a growing surge in agricultural production of renewable energy and cite energy programs

They may be large family farms operated under the best accepted environmental practices, but according to a new interactive map released by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), these so-called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are “animal factories” that could harm the environment and nea

Livestock, dairy and egg producers may face year-round reproach from vegan extremists and diet scolds but last week they heard that “there has never been a time when the prospects have been as bright for your products as they are today.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with a lower District Court that found that DuPont and its Pioneer unit had “abused the judicial process and acted in bad faith” in a case regarding seed patents and licensing, but stopped short of recognizing DuPont’s actions as “fraud on th

After months of negotiations, House and Senate negotiators, including Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Bill Shuster announced a deal to advance the $8.2 billion Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA)

Analysts forecast that the world's population will grow to 9 billion people by 2050. With global needs today to fight hunger and prepare for the expected population explosion, the industry of agriculture needs educated, skilled and passionate people dedicated to sustainability.

Bayer CropScience plans to invest close to $900 million in the U.S. in the 2013-2016 period because of the long-term growth opportunities in a region it considers a vital part of its global growth plan, CEO Liam Condon said last week.

The White House issued today an executive order to create a plan to fight antibiotic resistance, a problem the Administration said is a “serious threat to public health and the economy.”