Jacqui Fatka

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on Thursday blocked a Republican senator's attempt to win quick Senate approval of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act that passed in the House on Wednesday.

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Koch Ag & Energy Solutions plans to acquire an Iowa fertilizer plant owned by OCI Global, a Dutch company, in a $3.6 billion deal that will turn over complete ownership of the facility.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking USDA to give poultry processors six more months to implement the department’s new regulations on producer contracts, but USDA says the requirements are simple and that companies don't need additional time.

Razor wire coils underneath a railroad bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

Food prices are on track to return to normal levels this year, as consumers can expect to see softened food-at-home costs after years of high inflation pushing prices up, economists project.

Dairy Farmers of America, the largest milk marketing cooperative, made the first purchase of verified carbon credits within the livestock value chain from one of its Texas dairy farmer owners and represents the first transaction of the carbon insetting marketplace.

While some farmers are likely to see negative net cash farm incomes this year, many should have cash reserves from strong recent years to help carry them forward, a top ag economist says.

The Department of Agriculture is seeking $1.4 billion through the appropriations process to avoid risking the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits of 2 million mothers and children.

The Food and Drug Administration has been testing an array of ideas for new front-of-package nutrition labeling requirements that are due out this summer intending to reduce diet-related diseases.