Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

EPA approves Dow's Enlist herbicide in more states to help battle weed resistance

Dunkin Donuts announced today that 10 percent of all eggs sourced for its breakfast sandwiches in the U.S. will be from cage-free hens by the end of next year. Additionally, Dunkin Donuts said it will source only gestation crate-free pork in the U.S. by

Food safety and environmental groups are asking EPA to &#-15440;strongly weigh&#-15440; a recent analysis by a World Health Organization (WHO) agency that labeled the widely used herbicide glyphosate as &#-15440;probably carcinogenic&#-15440; to humans in its upcoming review of the product

Lawmakers expressed general satisfaction with USDA&#-15728;s implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill, but also asked pointed questions regarding their concerns about commodity programs and crop insurance during a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing Thursday.

A House Agriculture subcommittee continued a series of hearings in advance of writing legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which lapsed in September 2013, focusing today on complex rules for international markets.

Lawmakers and ranchers are praising USDA for its timely delivery of livestock disaster assistance authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, but some legislators say row crop producers need quicker implementation of crop insurance provisions designed to help them after years of drought.

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2014 Ð The European Union is looking at extending its five-year-old imposition of countervailing duties against biodiesel from the United States, maintaining the biofuel made from soybeans and animal fat is supported by U.S. and state governmen

An environmental group in North Carolina is questioning how farmers are disposing of hog carcasses resulting from the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which has killed more than 7 million pigs nationally since being found in U.S. herds in the spring of 2013.

An environmental group in North Carolina is questioning how farmers are disposing of hog carcasses resulting from the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which has killed more than 7 million pigs nationally since being found in U.S. herds in the spring of 2013.

Reps. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., and G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., say they will introduce a bill today aimed at blocking state GMO labeling laws. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 includes a new provision to regulate and certify foods promot