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Wheat growers have expressed concern to Congress that potential changes to grain inspection procedures threatens to disrupt exports.

The avian flu outbreak that has devastated poultry and egg operations in the Midwest has united the Obama Administration and GOP-controlled Congress in an effort to extend aid to hard-hit producers.

Some food producers and manufacturers are taking issue with the federal government’s 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recommendations that were issued in mid-February.

Lower costs for both fuel and feed grain will likely result in a big increase in meat and poultry production in 2015, which may bring down prices.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers have issued a study that found most of the prepackaged meals and snacks produced and marketed in the US for toddlers contain high levels of salt and sugar, potentially putting children’s health at risk.

In a major victory for agricultural producers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers have withdrawn the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) interpretive rule, whose goal was to clear up confusion about what farming activities were exempt from the Clean Water Act.

A coalition of business and agriculture groups has lined up in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule that would expand federal jurisdiction over American waterways.

The US government is appealing the WTO’s rejection of the US Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule, but some meat packers think Washington should let the issue die.

Some food industry groups are praising revisions made by FDA to four rules implementing parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

The Obama Administration has announced steps to reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria that is the result of over-exposure to antibiotics in the environment.