Under the new rule, grocery stores will have to identify the country of origin for meats, produce and certain nuts.

The Agriculture Department reduced its forecast for corn production to 12.1 billion bushels, from its 12.3 billion estimate last month.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease.

Farmland in general is considered an excellent diversifier: historically, the returns are negatively correlated with stocks but tend to track inflation.

After an extremely worrisome start that fanned fears of famine and economic devastation, the nation’s most crucial crop is on track for a bountiful harvest, the government said Tuesday.

After an extremely worrisome start that fanned fears of famine and economic devastation, the nation’s most crucial crop is on track for a bountiful harvest, the government said Tuesday.

The Department of Agriculture raised its estimates of corn production and said that improved weather had helped Midwestern farmers recover from June’s devastating floods.

Nebraska Beef recalled 1.2 million pounds of beef on Friday, a month after federal authorities assured consumers that the plant’s products were safe.

Has the push for ethanol led farmers to grow more corn and less of other food crops and how much has that influenced rising prices for commodities like wheat?

Tyson Foods has sued the Agriculture Department over its rules for labeling chicken raised without antibiotics.