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Dietary science has always been shifting and incomplete. ThatÐs the reason the federal dietary guidelines are required by law to be revised every five years. But recent shifts in scientific thinking and increasingly public debates have emboldened critics inside and outside Congress t

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., says the U.S. and South Africa may be close to making a deal that would ease South AfricaÐs tariffs on U.S. chicken and pave the way for that countryÐs continued inclusion in a trade agreement that provides favorable treatme

The Obama administrationÐs ambitious agricultural development initiative known as Feed the Future has never been authorized in law, leaving it with an uncertain future. But supporters are about to renew an effort to provide the $1-billion-a-year program with congressio

How is USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service getting its arms around Big Data, its ever expanding collection of electronic market information?

Fluid milk consumption in the U.S. States has been on the decline for decades, despite continued increases in spending on school meal programs. In fact, 2012 restrictions on what type of milk schools can buy while still receiving subsidies could be further cutting into milk con

Almost three years after his appointed advisory committee completed extensive studies and a report on coexistence, it appears the issue is still creating heartburn for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Infighting between biotech and organic production is harming consumer perception and th

Eliminating the Harvest Price Option (HPO) in crop insurance would leave growers without some key income protection when a severe drought drives up market prices but leaves producers with little to sell, says Art Barnaby, a Kansas State University economist who helped develop the p

The SenateÐs budget resolution is providing an important chance for senators to test support for a number of issues, and no vote may be more interesting than one expected today, Wednesday, on the Obama administrationÐs proposed Clean Water Act rule.

The signs are pointing to movement on Trade Promotion Authority next month. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he wants the Senate Finance Committee to approve a TPA bill Ðvery quickly after we come backÐ from the two-week-Easter recess.

The House Agriculture Committee hosted a panel Tuesday that included food manufacturers and farmers who criticized state-by-state laws that mandate labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and supported legislation that would create a voluntary, national