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Even before President Obama signed the bipartisan, long-awaited “Food Safety Modernization Act” into law Tuesday, Republicans threatened to withhold funding needed to improve federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) food safety measures.

The Washington week ahead puts House Republicans in the spotlight as they plan to reverse Obama administration achievements such as the new health-care and financial services reform laws and EPA's new greenhouse gas regulations.

Agri-Pulse Senior Editor Stewart Doan interviewed Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, on Dec. 14 before Congress adjourned for the holidays.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issues letter trying to explain his thoughts on coexistence for biotech, conventional and organic crops.

A new audit report from USDA’s Office of Inspector General found wide-ranging problems in the way the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered the Collection, Harvest, Storage and Transportation (CHST) component under the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).

More information about the the amount of calories and nutrients contained in popular meat and poultry products will be required on package labels, starting in 2012, as a result of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issueing a new rule.

A recent meeting called by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to explore the topic of coexistence for Roundup Ready® Alfalfa (RRA) is raising new concerns about who will have the freedom to plant certain crops in prime growing regions of the U.S.

New rules guiding transparency, bill posting, committee meetings, budget cuts and a variety of other procedures were proposed by the House GOP Transition team.

A Ninth Circuit Court decision to destroy Roundup-Ready Sugar beet seedlings has been put “on hold” by the U.S. Court of Appeals until Feb. 28

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced several measures that will better ensure the humane treatment and slaughter of all cattle presented for processing.