Vilsack testifies before House Committee on Agriculture on the 2012 Farm Bill   WASHINGTON, April 21, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today testified on the status of the current Farm Bill and the upcoming 2012...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (AP) WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court’s decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from selling genetically engineered alfalfa seeds,...

Rodale Institute By Jim Riddle Despite fundamental differences in what they represent, there are occasional calls to allow the use of genetic engineering (which produces genetically modified organisms, known as GMOs) within the...

As our attention turns toward the 2012 Farm Bill, it’s appropriate to look at a farm bill that has an eye toward the future – 50 years into the future, to be exact. Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute in...

100+ Groups Join Scientists and Development Experts in Urging Senate to “Strip the GM Mandate” from the Global Food Security Act Controversial language said more likely to feed biotech corporations than the...

Originally posted on Food Safety News By Helena Bottemiller on April 13, 2010 After months of uncertainty, the Senate is expected to bring pending food safety legislation to the floor within the next week. The FDA Food Safety...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s plan to purchase $161.4 million in a wide variety of foods for federal food and nutrition assistance programs. The purchases will be for up to...