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Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse is leading a U.S. delegation to Turkey June 10-14 with hopes of further expanding relationships

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said that, despite some concerns about a new farm bill, he plans to vote for the measure.

The Senate approved its five-year farm bill (S. 954) today with a strong bipartisan 66-27 vote, ending the two-week debate and

The Senate Finance Committee approved today, by unanimous voice vote, the nomination of Mike Froman to serve as U.S. trade representative.

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) President Chuck Conner told the NCFC Washington Conference that the Senate passing the farm bill Monday night is “the easy part.”

The Senate is expected to vote and approve its five-year farm bill (S.954) Monday night

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, today confirmed the House will consider the farm bill this month and encouraged a “vigorous and open debate.”

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will send an additional $66.8 million in Emergency Watershed Protection Program funds to help disaster recovery efforts in 15 states.

With the U.S. Senate expected to pass its version of a farm bill later today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is optimistic that the farm bill might be finalized in 2013.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the public comment periods for certain herbicide resistant crops developed by Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto.