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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly underestimated the Clean Power Plans costs to electric co-ops, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) says. NRECA conducted an economic analysis

Satellite communications make it possible to gather massive amounts of data from systems of vast scale, but the way that all that information is presented to electric control center operators makes it hard for them to get an accurate understanding of the data so they can make effective decisio

Researchers from the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have published a new study that reveals the key market and system drivers for low-priced solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

No period in the presidential campaign is more important to U.S. agriculture than the run-up to the Iowa caucuses. But as the caucuses approach next Monday, the candidates most favored by Iowas agribusiness leadership are likely to come in third at best.

Congressional budget analysts have sharply increased their estimate of how much the new Agriculture Risk Coverage program will cost in the wake of a heavier-than-expected signup.

New labeling restrictions for some animal antibiotics, and a requirement for a veterinarians prescription to access some of the drugs, are expected by years end  along with potential problems for livestock owners and the vets themselves.

The Ninth Circuit wont suspend the registration of Dow AgroSciences Enlist Duo herbicide. EPA will have to make the decision after additional review. The federal appeals court in San Francisco denied the EPAs request for voluntary vacatur of the herbi

U.S. senators from the Pacific Northwest are calling on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address issues with testing of U.S. alfalfa on Chinese shores, while an industry expert tells Agri-Pulse those issues are just a symptom of a larger problem.

The National Biodiesel Board annual Conference & Expo is underway this week in Tampa, Florida, and one of the hottest topics is formulating a new game plan to get Congress to listen to the industrys needs when it comes to tax credits.

Dairy industry leaders are concerned that front-running presidential candidates have staked out positions in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which the industry sees as an avenue to boost exports of U.S. dairy products.