Bill Tomson

Lawmakers and witnesses at a House hearing on agricultural trade with Cuba were in near unanimous agreement that increased commerce would benefit U.S. farmers, but some expressed concerns that it would also strengthen the Castro regime.

Under the new GMO law, meat, dairy and eggs will be exempt from being designated as containing genetically modified ingredients, but can those products be labeled PGMO-freeP even if theyPre from animals that ate feed grown from genetically modified seed?

High oleic soybean oil is gaining traction in the U.S. as the way to cut out unhealthy trans fatty acids from food, but the soy industry still has plenty of work to do to gain international approval and acceptance of the product made from genetically engineered seeds.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman informed China today that the U.S. has launched a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization over China°s price supports for corn, wheat and rice, saying they distort world markets and are costing U.S. farmers hund

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The number of U.S. households where people don�t get enough to eat dropped significantly last year, but the level of food insecurity still remains higher than before the 2008 recession, according to a USDA report.

As November elections loom along with the ensuing lame duck session of Congress, farm groups are starting to assess just how bad it would be if Congress fails to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2016 - Japan resumed the tender process this week for buying U.S. white wheat, purchasing 58,000 metric tons, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) announced today.