As long as there are children going to bed hungry and arriving to school hungry, there is no such thing as a surplus.

A new piece of federal legislation has sustainable-food advocates worried that backyard gardening and farmers markets are under siege. Are they really?

The new administration is making great strides in food policy—except when it comes to the issue of genetic modification.

These eight-legged creatures provide great natural pest control in vineyards—but they’re also starting to show up in the supermarket at an alarming rate.

After 15 years of asking, a Florida farmworkers’ group has finally gotten the governor to condemn abusive practices in the state’s tomato fields.

For the first time, the EPA is going to enforce federal pollution regulations governing chicken manure—and agribusiness interests don’t seem happy about it.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has finally agreed to meet with representatives from a farmworkers’ organization to discuss the dismal labor conditions in the state’s tomato fields....

A recent EPA ruling cracks down on particulate emissions—also known as dust—from farms, and agricultural industry groups are up in arms.

The new nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is a spot-on selection by Obama and Vilsack.

Government inaction may help explain why the tomato fields of the Sunshine State are fertile ground for forced labor.