Articles by Aarian Marshall

Vermont’s Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin on Thursday afternoon signed the country’s first law (HB 112) requiring the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods.

The president of the European Commission urged negotiators in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks to reach a deal quickly, before critics can drum up more opposition to the proposed pact

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., refused Thursday to recommend a timeline for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), telling reporters that he “[intends] to move as quickly as possible” on the legislation while “taking the time to do it right.”

Disagreements over sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) are delaying U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

A new report from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) used public polling, food safety and testing data and philosophical and legal evaluations to determine that mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food would increase food costs and have “negative implications” fo

President Barack Obama’s two-day trip to Japan ended yesterday without a breakthrough on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to statements from the White House

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged Japan and the U.S. to take advantage of President Obama's visit to Tokyo to strike a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiatio

Less than three months after the 2014 Farm Bill passed with provisions on the $1 billion-plus program for food aid overseas, the international development group Oxfam America says another piece of legislation wending through the Senate could have disastrous implications for the federal government’s

Agriculture contributions to congressional candidates in the 2014 midterm cycle are tilting heavily toward Republican candidates. Little has changed since 2012, when election spending skewed toward the GOP by similar margins.

Tuesday is Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environment that dates back to 1970