Articles by Jacqui Fatka

USDA is announcing a final rule today for strengthening enforcement of organic standards.

Industry analysts say consumers should not expect egg prices to return to lower levels due to the sustained impact of the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, which is proving worse than the one experienced in 2014-15.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is nearing the completion of a five-year pilot surveillance program to monitor antimicrobial resistance and will establish a permanent surveillance program.

The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Republican Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, has kicked off his work on the next farm bill, even though the panel isn’t officially organized yet.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow is calling on farm groups to fight any cuts to farm bill programs as House Republicans work to reduce spending this year.

There are growing concerns in some quarters of agriculture about the use of environmental justice concerns in regulating farmers.

The nation’s largest farm organization is now on record calling for an increase in funding for the farm bill.

Missouri GOP Rep. Jason Smith has won the coveted chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, which writes tax laws and oversees trade policy.

The lingering debate over who will be the next Speaker of the House will delay an informal kickoff to the farm bill process in the 118th Congress.