The food and farm system is vast, complex and global. The United States occupies an important role in the global food system, ...

WASHINGTON -- Consumer attitudes regarding food biotechnology are increasingly positive after a slight dip last fall. This is according to the latest International Food Information Council (IFIC) ...

For key Trump Administration nominees that oversee government agencies that intersect with farmers, rural communities and our ...

On his family farm near St Helens on Merseyside, Johnny Ball looks out over empty fields. He used to keep beef cattle and sheep, but has been forced to sell them. "They went for nothing," he says. He ...

On October 16, the United Nations will celebrate Freshwater Day in order to highlight the important role water plays in our lives. From the faucet, the shower, through the dishwasher, the clothes ...

Like the first wave of regional arrangements, launched in the 1950s with the founding of the European Economic Community, the current wave has given rise to a lively debate between free traders who ...

Many chefs understand the benefits of buying directly from a local farmer. Local farmers are can provide a fresh tasting, high quality product with a longer shelf life. A chef that develops an ongoing ...

The conclusion of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Montreal in January of this year was a welcome step toward providing safety in trade in genetically modified living products. Being the first ...

This paper presents the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the Malaysian economy with specific attention to its environmental implications, and regulatory measures to shield harmful effects.

HANOVER, N.H. -- The Lyme Timber Co. discovered the profit potential in land conservation almost by accident. For nearly a decade after its founding in 1976, it operated like any other timber ...

Iceland has decided to become the first country in the world to sell the rights to the entire population's genetic code to a biotechnology company -- a move that is highlighting the promise and risks ...