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USDA has allocated $4.7 million in grants to small producers and processors for food safety education, training and technical assistance projects.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has become a heated issue.

Groups of sugar beet producers arrived on Capitol Hill in late February and early March to voice their concerns to Congress.

National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) President and CEO Jim Mulhern told Congress the value of free trade agreements depends on whether other countries abide by them.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has taken a significant step toward preempting state laws that would require food manufacturers to indicate on labels there are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) inside their products.

President Obama signed a renewal of the $305 billion National Highway Bill just hours before it was set to expire.

FDA’s approval of AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market size more quickly than non-genetically engineered (GE) fish, brought cheers from food industry groups.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is urging government policymakers not misinterpret information in the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) report on processed meat and cancer, which was issued last month.

US sugar producers have asked Congress to help eliminate global sugar subsidies.