Sarah Gonzalez

Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s promoted a special flavor, “Food Fight Fudge Brownie,” on Capitol Hill today, to support labeling mandates for genetically modified food. The company committed earlier this year to phasing out any ingredients in its products derived from genetically modified organisms

Sanjaya Rajaram, whose research led to a “prodigious” increase in world wheat production, was named the winner of the 2014 World Food Prize

The Senate Agriculture Committee hosted school and military leaders Thursday during a hearing to support the Obama administration's school meal reforms in the face of efforts by House Republicans to ease certain nutrition requirements.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy vetoed legislation today that would ban the sale of chocolate milk in the state’s schools.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last week heard dueling testimony from U.S. sugar producers and their Mexican counterparts as well as U.S. sugar-using companies on whether Mexico is exporting sweetener into the U.S. at prices below the cost of production – a practice known as dumping.

Small business owners, including a Washington state cattle rancher, testified on Capitol Hill Thursday in opposition to the EPA’s proposed rule defining “waters of the United States.” The rule, which is intended to clarify the scope of waters subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water A

This Easter is expected to inspire record seasonal candy sales, but the news is looked at in much different ways by the confectioners who make the treats and the sugar industry which provides key ingredients.

Representative Frank Lucas says term limits may be ending his tenure as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee at the end of this term, but he says he’ll keep serving on the panel as long as he’s in Congress. Why?

The USDA s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched a process three years ago to cut the time it takes to approve biotechnology crop products, but industry stakeholders are still scratching their heads over what s taking so long.

Like many landowners, Joe Hopkins purchased a farm with the expectation that he could generate income from his “crop” in southern Georgia – in this case, trees. But his income potential has been taking a severe hit due to a combination of Mother Nature, the Endangered Species Act and ongoing threat