food labeling

California farmers say the state should seek to protect agricultural resources and open space amid concerns raised over a company buying large swaths of farmland in Solano County.

Food labeling can be a bit of a pain to deal with. But, sometimes one must have a sense of humor and that is what a group of " Nut Milkers" have done.

With the possible withdraw from NAFTA, but Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says he’s confident of a positive outcome. Farm groups continue to express concern about the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard. FDA lays out the case for why the health claim should be removed from food labeling.

The first major test of whether Donald Trump's election will increase support for coal, oil and natural gas at the expense of renewable energy could be how the lame-duck Congress handles the comprehensive energy bill being considered by the House/Senate...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking a judge to find that an Iowa-based group violated state campaign disclosure laws as it backed a 2013 food labeling initiative. Ferguson sued Food Democracy Action! in ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget has begun its review of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Specifically, the portion of the rule governing the latest volumetric standards are under review and scheduled to be released by the Environmental Protection Agency by November 30th...

Opponents of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act have little concern for the bill in the Senate, for now. The SAFE Act passed the U.S. House earlier this year but has yet to be introduced in the Senate. Senate Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota is planning to introduce the bill if he can get a Democratic co-sponsor and enough support in the Senate to move it through the chamber... Read Mor

USDA will partner with Microsoft to launch the "Innovation Challenge," a contest designed to explore how climate change will impact the United States' food system. The challenge invites entrants to develop and publish new applications and tools that can analyze multiple sources of information about the nation's food supply, including key USDA data sets that are now hosted on Microsoft Az

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 supports the bill, said 475 groups are backing it...

The House Agriculture Committee sent the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 one step closer to consideration by the full House. By a voice vote, the committee passed the SAFE act, which now awaits the same action by the House Energy and Commerce Committee before it can be considered by the full chamber...