Articles by Philip Brasher

The House Agriculture Committee has advanced bills to ensure that export grain inspections continue during labor dispute and that a government shutdown won�t halt Agriculture Department�s livestock market reports. The bills, which reauthorize

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in an historic address to a joint session of Congress, assured lawmakers he was ready to remove protections for his countryðs farmers and was close to finalizing a trade deal with the United States. The U.S. demand that Japan end its sti

Legislation to fast-track new trade agreements is idling as Senate and House leaders gear up for floor debates on the bill, and President Obama steps up his appeals to Democrats for support.

A pair of bills that will be moving through Congress along with the fast-track legislation include provisions intended to help U.S. farmers and seafood producers in a series of trade disputes.

The Export-Import Bankðs charter is set to expire June 30, and it looks like supporters are going to have to depend on the Senate to rescue it.

House Republicans have taken the lead in moving legislation to stop the Obama administration from implementing its rule to redefine what streams, ditches, ponds and other features are regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA) as ðwaters of the United Statesð (WOTUS

Chipotle made news this week with its pronouncement that it has gone GMO free, making it the first fast-food chain to do so. But the company isnðt quite free of biotechnology - not even close.

Tyson Foods Inc. says it is on track to end the use of human antibiotics in its U.S. chicken production by September 2017. The company says it has reduced antibiotic usage by 80 percent on broiler farms since 2011 and eliminated the drugs from its hatcheries.

Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will be high on the agenda as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington this week to meet with President Obama and speak to a joint session of Congress.

The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday night approved, 25-13, a Trade Promotion Authority bill one day after the Senate Finance Committee advanced its version of the legislation, which guarantees that trade deals can get an up-or-down-vote in Congress without an