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There may be lots of talk on Capitol Hill this week, but not necessarily legislative action, on a highway trust fund bill.

U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., are calling on USDA to shut down all Foster Farms poultry processing facilities until a year-long salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 600 people in 29 states is under control.

The EPA today issued a rule designed to maintain liquidity in the market for the renewable identification numbers, or RINs, established under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS.) A second rule was issued listing additional fuels that can qualify for RINs and certifying corn kernel fiber as a “crop re

The hog dog in all its varieties – including corn dogs, sausages and chili dogs – will be celebrated in July during National Hot Dog Month.

the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has filed an interim rule with the Federal Register today, allowing USDA to move forward with changes to crop insurance provisions, as authorized in the 2014 farm bill

The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University has released a preliminary version of a 2014 Farm Bill decision-aid tool for farmers.

The three members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation are urging the National Corn Growers Association to house the new National Agricultural Genotyping Center in Fargo, on the North Dakota State University (NDSU) campus.

Parents’ desires to avoid genetically modified organisms (GMO) are partially driving the increased sales of organic products, according to a study conducted by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and released last week

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) is “deeply disappointed” after hearing President Obama relate that House Speaker John Boehner told him the House will not vote on immigration reform legislation this year.

About 84.8 million acres in the U.S. were planted with soybeans this year, up 11 percent from last year, as growers chased the higher prices offered by the oilseed in relation to corn, USDA said today in a report based on a survey of thousands of farmers in early June.