Articles by Spencer Chase

Animal welfare standards for organic livestock and poultry production can be expected soon, USDA s Agricultural Marketing Service announced on Thursday.

As much as the Obama administration and private industry have done to address antibiotic resistance, some stakeholders still want to see more clarity on some of the metrics being used in the conversation.

Two Department of Agriculture reports released on Thursday did little to boost already sour commodity prices, but rather took them in the other direction.

After years of price declines and bin-busting production, producers are gearing up for another spring planting season despite  in some cases  Mother Natures best efforts.

On Monday, thousands of people will visit the South Lawn of the White House for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

The National Association of Wheat Growers is looking for a new CEO. Jim Palmer, whoàs held the post since 2013, has announced he is resigning at the end of May.

Now that EPA officials have vowed to get the RFS back on a statutory schedule, a group of lawmakers and industry stakeholders want them to get back to proposing statutory blending levels as well.

USDA0s Agricultural Marketing Service pulled the plug on a voluntary grass-fed beef labeling claim in January, and a group of stakeholders want to see something similar reinstated by the department.

Speaking at the White House Water Summit, Congressman Jared Huffman said he doesnpt think enough has been done to address agricultural water use in his drought-stricken home state of California.

The National Cattlemenps Beef Association officially named Kendal Frazier as the organizationps chief executive officer after serving nine months in an interim capacity.