Articles by Spencer Chase

John Clifford, who has served as the Department of Agriculture�s chief veterinarian for the last 12 years, will be taking a new job at the end of March, according to an announcement sent to stakeholders Thursday afternoon.

It`s been said that a rising tide lifts all boats, but a rising river appears to be doing the same thing as grain shippers deal with the effects of Midwest flooding as they try to move the 2015 grain harvest to export terminals near New Orleans.

new strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) that caused the depopulation of more than 48 million birds last year has been detected in Indiana. The new strain à H7N8 à was detected in a Dubois County, Ind., commercial turkey flock. Departm

The new Canadian regime is opposed to any voluntary country-of-origin labeling program in the U.S. now that itàs been decided the former U.S. trade law ran afoul, a Canadian official told reporters Thursday.

For the first time in 16 years, thereÐs someone new leading the American Farm Bureau Federation. Georgia native Zippy Duvall was elected Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, as the 12th president of AFBF, taking over for Bob Stallman, the Texas cattleman and rice producer who

More than 350 delegates of the American Farm Bureau Federation gathered in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday to formalize policy positions for the nationÐs largest agricultural organization.

American Farm Bureau Federation voting delegates elected Vincent �Zippy� Duvall to serve as their new president,

After being pressed on the issue by media and American Farm Bureau Federation membership, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has yet to make a decision on a provision that could prove critical to the cotton industry.

The latest edition of federal dietary advice isn t drawing unanimous support, but reaction from most quarters has been largely positive.

The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services today jointly released the latest iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, putting to bed a great debate about the expected content of the federal dietary advice.