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Ask almost anyone in farm political circles in Washington to list the top prospect for Hillary Clinton°s agriculture secretary and the answer is often, °Tom Vilsack, if he wants to stay.°

- Soybean, corn, beef, pork and dairy producers can mostly agree that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be good for business, but that°s not the case for rice farmers.

The most recent Conservation Reserve Program general signup demonstrated a striking contrast to previous enrollments, which left many wondering if USDA was inflicting or reflecting changes on the program.

Two days after her highly publicized appearance with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Ohio, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivered a little-noticed speech that just might restore the issue of competition in food and agriculture to the presidential

Growing Cannabis is big business. In 2015, the second year that recreational use of the smokable, edible plant was legal in Colorado, sales in that state totaled nearly $1 billion ($996 million, to be exact). And in fiscal 2015, which ended June 30,

Biotech Disclosure, GMO bill, Senator Pat Roberts, Ben Sasse, Chairman Mike Conaway, MSR Group, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bruce Josten, Donald Trump, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, A Better Way, Bernie Sanders, TPP, Democratic Party

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed Tuesday to render a decision by June 30, 2019, on whether or not to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The Senate this week will decide the fate of a landmark compromise on biotech labeling, with food and agriculture looking to preserve the large bipartisan majority that supported a pivotal procedural move to bring up the legislation.

An opinion piece published recently on AgriPulse (2018 Farm Bill - Soil Health) outlined the importance of the growing interest in improving the health of the nationðs agricultural soils. I want to build upon the articleðs points and highlight a few of the s

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