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More than a decade ago, Congress created the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation@s renewable fuels sector while reducing reliance on imported oil.

France-based Danone has agreed to buy WhiteWave Foods and its health-based brands like Silk and Horizon Organic in a deal valued at about $12.5 billion.

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Blame it on the election season, the heat and humidity, or the combustible combination of House Republicans and a high-ranking EPA official. Whatever the reasons, the hearing on air regulations in the Rayburn House Office Building was marked by more sharp words than us

The Senate could conceivably vote this week to replace ongoing backroom discussions with a formal House/Senate conference to reconcile the two chambers@ very different energy bills.

Legislation that will write into law President Obama°s Feed the Future initiative and a new food aid program is headed to the White House for his signature.

A hearing of the House Agriculture Committee explored potential errors in policing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but some Democrats continue to question the motives of the panel°s oversight.

The Senate°s showdown over biotech labeling is finally here after months upon months of negotiations and debate. A cloture vote is scheduled this afternoon to move to a final vote on the compromise on mandatory GMO disclosure. The cloture motion requires a 60-vote majority.

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee assured Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway Tuesday night that legislation authorizing a new food aid program can°t be used to force changes in the way Food for Peace operates. The new Emergency Food Security Program

Cargill Inc. has agreed to sell its 18 ag-retail outlets in the U.S. to Calgary-based Agrium Inc., the largest retail seller of crop inputs in North America. The outlets, located in Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan, have an