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Lawmakers are likely to have little appetite for rolling back the usage mandates for corn ethanol despite the renewed attempts by the industry`s critics.

Last week we gave you a look at the new members of the House Agriculture Committee. Today, we present their Senate counterparts, four newly elected Republicans who`ve been named to the Agriculture Committee and will help shape U.S. farm policy for the next six years.

With the deadline for the first key farm program decisions looming on Feb. 27, and the vast majority of farmers delaying or avoiding their decisions, leading agricultural economists are taking a cue from Nike`s marketing campaign and encouraging farmers to "just do it."

After a booming 2014 sent profitable shockwaves across the cattle industry, a record 8,200 producers gathered last week in San Antonio to discuss what lies ahead in the coming year.

While environmental groups are putting pressure on the EPA to rein in agricultural chemical companies on the production and use of neonicotinoids, agricultural entities are encouraging government agencies to work with beekeepers in providing access to federal- and state-owned land with

The American Bankers Association (ABA) wants Congress to hold oversight hearings on the Farm Credit System (FCS), reprising complaints that some commercial bankers have made for at least a quarter century and adding a few more.

From 2002 to 2007, the U.S. local food sector saw a 17 percent increase in the average number of farmers selling local foods direct-to-consumers (DTC), through farmers markets, farm stands, and community supported agriculture initiatives.

An EPA draft assessment finds that hydraulic fracturing activities in the U.S. are carried out in a way that have not resulted in `widespread systemic impacts` on drinking water resources. However, the agency said that there are `potential vulnerabilities in the water l

Lawmakers are getting ready to put in place a critical piece of President Barack Obamas trade agenda. Bills to grant the president Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) are expected to be dropped in the House and Senate sometime after Congress returns after this weeks recess.

The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is the top priority for many, but it is isnt the only trade bill the business community would like to see the new Congress deal with. Congress also is overdue to write a new miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB).