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A small group of negotiators who have been huddling since September @ and amazingly, kept their work secret - proposed a new budget deal, which would increase federal spending by $80 billion over two years by cutting and increasing revenues in other areas, raise the federa

Petroleum, natural gas and coal dominated the U.S. energy mix for more than 100 years and are still the largest sources of energy production.

Almost every year, the White House has proposed some type of crop insurance cut and farmers and the industry fought back, arguing that it is now the primary form of risk management.

The Export-Import Bank appears to be coming back to life. The House voted 313-118 Tuesday to reauthorize the bank, handing a victory to agricultural equipment makers and other companies whose export financing has been in limbo since Ex-Im@s authority lapsed July 1.

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A USDA plan to beef up oversight of test plots of genetically engineered wheat @ put together after unauthorized GE wheat was found in fields in Oregon and Montana @ is meeting opposition from both sides of the issue.

Separate congressional panels last week took a hard look at outstanding budget problems in rental assistance and water infrastructure programs that have kept federal dollars from reaching rural America.

Weaver Popcorn, the second-largest popcorn supplier, announced a plan to drastically reduce the amount of neonicotinoids involved in the production of the popcorn it sells.

Export statistics and the opinions of some American agricultural equipment dealers suggest U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) tours that bring farmers from East and South Africa to the U.S. to show off American products on their home turf are working as intended.

On the animal nutrition front, some veteran ranchers and other livestock experts are loosening their reins @ letting animals in pasture or feedlots browse feed selections separately rather than formulating rations for them.