Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not keeping pace with a mandate that requires its overseas offices to inspect foreign food facilities, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

USDA is extending the deadline for producers to update their base yields or reallocate their base acres to March 31, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. The original deadline was today.

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Wade Cowan said the group will 0become a more aggressive organization0 and work more closely with other farm groups to push for policy and regulatory influence.

Bee experts at USDAPs annual Agricultural Outlook Forum last week said better management of crop chemicals could go a long way toward improving the health of this pollinator that is crucial to agriculture, but researching diseases that plague the insect is the best long-term solution&&

The opportunities for farm productivity and young agriculturalists are buoyed by data technology in agriculture, but challenges like wireless infrastructure and data privacy are stalling adoption, noted a speaker panel hosted by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the 2015 USDA Agricultur

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USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong told House appropriators Friday that her office would focus on cyber security and improper payment challenges with its fiscal year 2016 budget request for $98.9 million.

USDA today announced its approval of two varieties of apples genetically engineered to resist browning by Canada-based Okanagan Specialty Fruits.

House Agriculture Committee members questioned Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad today on the agency s 2015 agenda, including new regulations in the swaps market, end-user protection and cyber security.

Appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate questioned the Army Corps of Engineers today on President Obamas proposal to reduce spending for the agency in fiscal year 2016, while allocating $5 million for waters of the United States implementation.