Articles by Bill Tomson

New Zealand has a lot to lose if the U.S. Congress fails to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Prime Minister John Key said in a speech Wednesday during a visit to Washington to attend President Barack Obamas Nuclear Security Summit.

Some meat products sold in grocery or convenience stores dont have to be cooked before eaten  and some do -- but sometimes a consumer cant seem to figure out which is which. Thats why the USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service wants new labeling standards.

Vietnam is still angry over the increased scrutiny its catfish industry is going to get as the USDA takes over the regulatory duties of the FDA, going so far as to send a letter detailing its grievances to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

A World Trade Organization dispute panel has sided with Argentina on several of its complaints against the European Union related to the EUs imposition of anti-dumping duties on the South American countrys biodiesel exports.

USDAps Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has concluded that itps unprepared to handle a large outbreak of the highly virulent foot and mouth livestock disease (FMD) and is taking the first steps to build a stockpile of at least 250 million doses of vaccin

U.S. farmers may soon be able to use funds from federal check-off and marketing order programs to finance research, promotion and marketing operations for the first time in Cuba, a breakthrough for the U.S. agriculture sector which is seeking to boost exports to the com

A House Appropriations subcommittee hearing turned into a sparring match Thursday over the Obama administration@s proposal to cut spending on foreign food aid and transition some of the physical food donations into cash assistance.

Proposals to cut at least $1 billion in agriculture spending and block grant the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have some Washington groups and lawmakers worried.

- Brazilðs chicken exports are booming and much of that success is being built on U.S. losses.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced Friday that they will be joining President Barack Obama on his trip to Cuba this month.