Category Archives: Agriculture News

Trans-Pacific Partnership talks kick off Tuesday in Hawaii, in what could be the final round of negotiations ahead of finalizing a trade-pact. The chief negotiators are already in Hawaii working on te...

A bill that would make GMO labeling voluntary passed the U.S. House. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act passed largely on a party line vote. The SAFE act would establish a national, voluntary fra...

Fresno’s called the Breadbasket of the World – known for our food productionToday, big players in the food industry are in town at the Downtown Convention Center.Attracting participants fr...

  The head of the Kings River Conservation District is stepping down. General manager Dave Orth made his announcement at a recent board meeting. The board president says Orth wants to pursue othe...

As the U.S. House works this week on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a coalition has pledged their support for the bill. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, an industry group that sup...

With a growing demand for protein, and the lack of new farmland to raise more livestock, speakers at a symposium in Chicago suggested insects could become an attractive alternative to animal protein s...

While Monsanto seeks innovation in a potential deal to combine with Syngenta, AgWeb Reports that Syngenta see's nothing but risk for farmers, investors and the company. Syngenta's head of corporate co...

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy spoke to the National Corn Growers Association's Corn Congress this week in Washington D.C. on the agencies recent regulatory changes and proposals. More than 300 farme...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are making another push to pass legislation designed to bring more water to California’s farm belt despite criticism from the White House and congressional De...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm of AFBF. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texa...