Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

After a 16-month investigation, USDA says it’s been unable to determine how unapproved genetically-engineered wheat made its way into a farm field in Oregon last year.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is criticizing President Obama for his designation last week of almost a half-million acres of wilderness in southern New Mexico as the nation’s newest national monument.

Thursday is National Teach Ag Day and the agricultural community will celebrate by encouraging students to enter the profession, which is facing a critical shortage while dealing with important issues such as sustainable food production, the state of the environment, and improving public health.

Tucked into Section 1049 of the Waterways Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA) is language designed to give farmers and ranchers some relief from the Environmental Protection Agency's Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule on farm storage tanks.

Consumer demand for “sustainable” food production is causing some of the world’s largest companies to make environmental promises, which could require agricultural producers to assess their farming practices, especially fertilizer use. Industry officials and environmentalists say farmers need to ge

Facing stiff opposition from both Republicans and Democrats in 2012, the Department of Labor finally dropped their plans to impose stricter standards on children working on farms. But now, the debate has resurfaced, linked exclusively to tobacco farms in four states – at least for now.

Bayer CropScience plans to invest close to $900 million in the U.S. in the 2013-2016 period because of the long-term growth opportunities in a region it considers a vital part of its global growth plan, CEO Liam Condon said last week.

Just 25 miles from downtown Seattle, Jim Werkhoven and his brother Andy run a 1,100-head dairy farm that uses an anaerobic digester to process cow manure and pre-consumer food waste. Their system, located in Monroe, Washington, protects nearby salmon streams while recycling methane and solids from

Witnesses at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing Tuesday focused on a parasite called the Varroa mite as the most significant factor impacting bee health, but environmental groups later said the hearing should have emphasized the use of neonicitinoid pesticides.

lawmakers are looking at new legislation that would expedite the registration of products intended to improve pollinator health by controlling the Varroa mite, a detrimental pest to the honey bee.