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The continent can be food-secure within a generation. That's a boon for business and humanity alike.

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced changes to the regulations governing the Market Access Program (MAP), which the service says will streamline and improve delivery of MAP.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $200,000 in facility improvement projects with the Manitoba Pork Council. Member of Parliament Merv Tweed (Brandon–Souris), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today the investment for two projects.

The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’ 2012 Food and Healthy Survey shows that three out of four Americans are confident in the U.S. food supply, which is a significant increase over the past year, said IFIC Foundation Nutrition and Food Safety Senior Vice President Marianne

Senator John Thune, R-S.D., reiterated the urgency of passing a new farm bill this year during a conference call with media today. He said he is optimistic that the Senate will complete action on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill in June.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a proposed rule for a new microloan program that would be part of the suite of credit options available to farmers through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

LightSquared had extensive help from influential lobbyists to gain approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the White House for its proposed high-speed wireless network, said Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on the Senate floor yesterday.

The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase of a large and continuous piece of land critical for wildlife passage and the recovery of the highly endangered Florida panther.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today identified river projects in 10 western and Pacific Northwest states to serve as models of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative to conserve rivers across the nation.

Farmers took advantage of the warm, dry weather to plant early this year. With timely rainfall giving the plants a good start, farmers are on pace to set new record highs in 2012, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The national corn crop is now 96% planted