A House spending bill for the Agriculture Department would provide another $1.1 billion for rural broadband in fiscal 2021, a $435-million increase more than Congress provided for this year.

Senators are privately discussing agricultural provisions in the next major coronavirus relief bill, which Republican leaders hope to get passed by the August recess.

USDA and FDA have agreed they need better cohesion in their joint effort to regulate cell-cultured meat, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday.

The disruption triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled the entire U.S. food supply chain, but nowhere is the challenge more stark than in the egg industry.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for an overhaul of the government's regulatory system for animal biotechnology products, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization said in a letter to President Donald Trump Tuesday.

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a $2 trillion economic rescue package that would replenish the Agriculture Department’s Commodity Credit Corp. authority and earmark additional money for livestock and specialty crop producers as well as local agriculture.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will “temporarily not enforce certain requirements,” a move that will allow more veterinarians to use telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending routine surveillance inspections of U.S. facilities, citing concern for its staff and state contractors who conduct the plant checks.

Federal agencies are cutting travel and preparing to operate with staff disruptions because of the coronavirus outbreak, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signaled that he’s open to expanding feeding programs if Congress gives him the legal authority. 

The Food and Drug Administration is leading a multi-agency effort to educate consumers about genetically engineered foods through a new “Feed Your Mind” initiative.