MUCH attention has been focused on how to address antibiotic resistance. Although no single action can be taken to fix the problem, tracking antibiotic use has been seen as a critical element in protecting the drugs' effectiveness...

CARGILL is investing $111 million to convert its ground beef plant at Columbus, Neb., to a cooked meats facility and relocate the ground beef production that currently takes place there...

THE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized proposed changes to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Sept. 28. Agricultural groups, however, are concerned that the rule represents another case of EPA disregarding comments from...

THE National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.55 million to a Purdue University-led avian influenza vaccine project...

THE U.S. and Chinese governments held a Strategic Agricultural Innovation Dialogue (SAID) meeting Sept. 24 in conjunction with China President's Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, D.C., last week...

MOST Americans think the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is outdated and needs to be revised, a survey by Morning Consult shows...

NEW research from Cornell University provides insight into whether sheep producers should feed a milk replacer or ewe's milk to the 2016 lamb crop...

CHINA'S struggle to balance public concern over the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops with a swelling demand for affordable food has created a disconnect — one mirrored across the globe...

THERE is no such thing as status quo. The context is relative to the world around us and the competition...

President signs reauthorization bill: On Sept. 28, the House passed H.R. 2051, a bill to reauthorize the Mandatory Price Reporting Act, the U.S. Grain Standards Act and the National Forest Foundation Act. The President signed the bill Sept. 30 —...