Articles by Aarian Marshall

Population growth, agricultural expansion, and the rise of globe-spanning food supply chains have dramatically altered how diseases emerge, jump species boundaries, and spread, according to an FAO report released today.

FDA today released a long-awaited guidance limiting the use of on-farm antibiotics to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance in humans. And it appears that agriculture, for the most part, is happy with the result. The Animal Health Institute, which represents a number of animal drug companie

CropLife Foundation (CLF) today released a report extolling the benefits of seed treatments, which the organization says have led to healthier crops, fewer environmental impacts and economic benefits

USDA announced today it is terminating the leafy green marketing agreement (LGMA), even after four years’ worth of public meetings, public comments and department work

The farm bill is coming closer to completion but may not make its New Year’s deadline, according to Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Ill., who spoke to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning

FDA has extended the comment deadline for two of its proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules, the agency announced yesterday

FDA today extended the comment period for two of its proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules until Nov. 22, 2013. The comments had previously been due today

Preliminary data from USDA shows that total 2013 acres enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is down from previous years

Agri-Pulse analysis of the farm bill conferees’ opening statements – 36 of the 41 participating lawmakers spoke on Wednesday – reveal the farm bill “hot spots,” issues that are bound to cause some consternation and could hold up the legislation, in the words of House Agriculture Chairman Frank Luca

FDA today released its fifth proposed rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), this one dealing with food for animals