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Many agriculture groups praised the dietary guidelines for following the science, as requested by the groups and Congress. American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said "we are pleased that the Agr...

As the El Nino weather event has peaked, forecasters are predicting what may be next for the world's climate. Bloomberg reports weather models predict El Nino will decline in coming months and conditi...

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The Food and Drug Administration has extended the comment period for a proposal that would address the use of the term "natural" on food labels. The agency is now taking comments until May 10th of 201...

As California enters another year in a drought, a recent snowpack measurement does show signs of encouragement. The state's Department of Water Resources says a late December snowpack measurement came...

One of the results of prolonged drought, along with the pumping of groundwater, is a sinking land, according to a recent report by the Washington Post. The sinking, in some places a foot a year, is no...

An aging American farm population, the need to successfully transition land ownership from senior farmers to new industry entrants, and providing support and training for these beginning farmers, are ...

The Environmental Protection Agency extended the public comment period on the proposed changes to the Pesticide Applicator Certification Rule an additional 30 days. The closing date for comments is no...

The U.S. House will again attempt to nullify the 'Waters of the U.S.' rule in 2016, according to a spokesperson for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Voting is planned on a Congressi...

Nestl, the world's largest food company, announced that it will transition to using eggs only from cage-free chickens in all of its U.S. food products by 2020. The company, which uses approximately 20...