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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell questioned a top rail industry executive whether railroads are investing enough in infrastructure as increasing delays in freight rail traffic have impacted shipments of goods nationwide, and recently forced a Washington state agriculture shipper to suspend service and cut jobs ... Read More ...

California citrus farmers will be able to resume exports to China this season.

California lawmakers have sent the state’s governor two bills regarding antibiotic use in humans and farm animals.

There has been a tentative agreement in the 18-month dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Northwest Grain Companies.

Last week marked the deadline for the FDA’s final ruling on gluten free labeling of food.

Democratic Representative Rosa Delauro of Connecticut introduced a federal sweetener tax bill to congress Wednesday.

The trend of looking for healthier food choices has caused a shift in the dairy market.

The Japan Times reports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators finished their meeting in Ottawa Saturday without an agreement or date for the next meeting due to differences over contentious issues such as intellectual property.

Producers and lawmakers have concerns about the mandatory PEDv reporting program announced by USDA.

The World Trade Organization’s report on Country Of Origin Labeling’s compliance with trade obligations has reportedly been transmitted to the U.S. government but not yet been made available to the public according to National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson.

A recent survey by USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates 133 billion pounds of all food available for consumption in the U.S. went uneaten in 2010 and 58.4 billion pounds of that was in the meat, poultry and fish category.

Some northern Washington and Idaho counties are gearing up for increased mosquito levels.