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“PFAS, which reliably repel water, grease, and heat, are used in everything from paper plates to rain jackets. The compounds,” writes Bridget Huber, “which don’t break down in the environment, have ...

The Agriculture Department said its research agency “has begun to assess the potential to develop an effective vaccine” against the H5N1 bird flu virus in cattle, although it warned that it is too ...

The world has added 398 million harvested acres of food grains, feed grains, and oilseeds since the start of the 21st century, mostly in tropical nations, said four analysts writing at the farmdoc ...

The Biden administration is sitting on its hands when it ought to be knocking down trade barriers and negotiating new trade pacts for U.S. food and ag exports, said a bipartisan chorus of senators on ...

The Agriculture Department violates the Constitution by barring farmers from its support programs if they plant crops on wetlands, said an Iowa lawsuit that challenges the four-decade-old Swampbuster ...

After repeated delays, House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson said on Tuesday that his committee, "without a doubt, will mark up a farm bill before Memorial Day." Republicans on the Senate ...

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The European Union is running a four-year promotion of its food and beverage exports to the United States at the same time sales are nearly stagnant. The USDA says EU imports will grow by 1 percent in ...

The European Union is running a four-year promotion of its food and beverage exports to the United States at the same time sales are nearly stagnant. The USDA says EU imports will grow by 1 percent in ...