Articles by Steve Davies

USDAPs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has made a preliminary decision not to regulate SyngentaPs line of corn genetically engineered for both insect resistance and glufosinate-ammonium resistance (MZIR098).

The Agriculture DepartmentPs inspector general is opening a broad investigation into complaints that agency officials have silenced USDA researchers on issues such as pesticides.

A revised drought relief bill from Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to strike a balance between short-term needs and long-term goals.

Congressional leaders gave a frigid reception to President Obama€s budget proposal for USDA, which includes a recycled plan to save more than $1 billion on crop insurance in fiscal 2017.

As the Obama Administration nears the finish line after eight years, federal agencies are working to flesh out congressional intent in the 2014 farm bill, and proposing, finalizing and implementing a host of environmental, worker safety and other regulations that will affect the fa

Funding for a nationwide initiative to feed kids during the summer and cuts to the crop insurance program are included in President Barack Obamas proposed fiscal 2017 budget, released today.

Bayer's Crop Science division is rejecting EPA's request that it voluntarily cancel uses of flubendiamide (trade name: Belt), an insecticide used on more than 200 crops nationwide.

There is no good reason for the Supreme Court to review  and possibly reverse  an appeals court decision that upheld an ambitious plan to restore the Chesapeake Bay to health.

The state officials who work most closely with farmers need to make their voices heard by federal regulators, industry leaders said Monday during a panel discussion at the kickoff of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture meeting in Washington.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will prepare a programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a range of alternatives for updating its biotechnology regulations.