Congressional ag committees take up farm bills 05.15.2013 By Jay Sjerven Senate committee votes 15 to 5 in favor of Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.Read More
Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in bioengineered soybean case 05.13.2013 By Keith Nunes The ruling upholds a Federal Circuit court ruling that says the issue of patent exhaustion does not apply to the case.Read More
Senate ag committee to mark up farm bill 05.07.2013 By Jay Sjerven Committee set to convene on May 14.Read More
Ag groups urge Senate to act to improve nation’s waterways 05.07.2013 By Jay Sjerven Vote may be coming next week.Read More
Rice group adds Vietnam to list of those engaging in unfair trade practices 05.06.2013 By Laura Lloyd Country joins Brazil, Thailand and India on list.Read More
F.D.A.’s Taylor: Adding caffeine to products a ‘potentially dangerous path’ 05.03.2013 By Keith Nunes The F.D.A. is taking a carrot or stick approach to addressing the issue of caffeine being added to foods and beverages.Read More
F.G.I.S. plans to monitor Falling Numbers tests 04.29.2013 By Laura Lloyd More than 25,000 Falling Number tests were performed on wheat in the United States in 2012.Read More
Bioengineered labeling effort reaches national stage 04.25.2013 By Keith Nunes The bipartisan legislation would require the F.D.A. to develop regulations for the labeling of food containing bioengineered ingredients.Read More