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Livestock producers can boost profitability and address climate change by mixing systems to include higher quality feed and grass, rather than a pure grass-based system alone, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., introduced a bill today which would prohibit animal testing in the U.S. cosmetics industry and phase out the sale of cosmetics tested on animals in foreign countries.

Two top House lawmakers wrote a letter today to President Obama expressing concern over EPA’s plan to clarify the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman seems convinced that Congress will eventually approve Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), commonly known as “fast track,” later this year - paving the way for lawmakers to provide an up or down vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade agreeme

A House Agriculture subcommittee on Tuesday held a hearing to review the Smith-Lever Act, the legislation that established agriculture’s Cooperative Extension System in 1914, 100 years ago in May.

How can USDA better foster communication and collaboration among those involved in diverse agricultural systems? That’s the key question USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) posed for public comment last year with an extended deadline that expires today.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced his leadership team for the committee.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 - President Obama released a $3.9 trillion fiscal year 2015 budget today to fund government departments, including USDA and EPA.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 - President Obama released a $3.9 trillion fiscal year 2015 budget today to fund government departments, including USDA and EPA.

Lawmakers are expected to focus on Tuesday’s release of President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request