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France and Israel topped the U.S. in the food quality and safety category of the Food Security Index.

The challenge of feeding a growing population in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner is changing the way agriculture does business. AgDay’s Michelle Rook reports.

The Farm Journal Foundation announced today that its nonprofit initiative Farmers Feeding the World is making its largest single commitment to date, giving $1 million to Heifer International.

The need for increased food production and the role farmers will play in the issue was a hot topic at the Ag Issues Forum in Nashville, Tenn.

Buckle up—here’s what you can expect by 2030.

The global agribusiness company has pledged $10 billion for research and development to bring 4,000 new products to the global market by the year 2020.

Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited have teamed up with a new program that creates duck habitat out of winter wheat fields.

The cut-off date for the current Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period has been extended to January 27, 2012. Producers may be eligible for CSP payments.

A new study finds the Great Plains region is currently a “carbon sink,” meaning it takes up more carbon than it emits.

Will consumers believe the farmer angle or will they see the ads as simply a sustainability promotion by McDonald’s?