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**A void created when the U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has lawmakers pushing the Trump administration for clues to how the U.S. will increase Pacific Rim trade without the massive trade pact. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer assured members of the House Ways and Means Committee last week the U...

**The FDA will have to sift through hundreds of comments containing often-conflicting advice as it tries to redefine the term “healthy” for use on food products. FDA accepted comments until April 26 and now has the unenviable task of trying to figure out how to balance the recommendations of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which emphasizes the importance of dietary patterns with Am

Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee suspend committee rules and approve the nomination of Scott Pruitt to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Democrats on the panel did not show up for a second straight day Thursday, and the GOP majority voted 11-0 to send the nomination of Pruitt to the full Senate for a vote...

Monday’s Farmland Rental Report by Rabobank's Sterling Liddell stated that affordable cropland isn't just something that could improve producer margins; it's something that is an absolute necessity, Land valuations and rental rates need to be decreased over the course of the next two years to compensate for decreased commodity prices and tighter profit margins...