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Humane Society reports that USDA agrees to halt slaughter of sick downer veal calves.

The week is set to start with quite a bang today as the Agriculture Council of America kicks off the 40th anniversary of National Ag Day offering an array of informative panel discussions, mingling events, and high-profile visibility with top agricultural stakeholders.

Merrigan issues non-descript statement on her resignation.

A proposal submitted by the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) designed to replace the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) competitive switching rules would fall far short of providing relief to agricultural shippers, according to nine agricultural organizations in a 62-page st

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan intends to join other nations participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade liberalization talks

Senate Budget Committee released a fiscal year 2014 budget proposal Wednesday that aims to reduce the deficit by more than $4 trillion in 10 years and provide a long-term spending guideline for the Agriculture Department.

Senate debate on a $982 billion spending package to fund federal departments, including the Agriculture Department, through fiscal year 2013 essentially stalled out today

USDA deputy secretary resigns, no reason given.

Renewable fuel stakeholders push back on claims that ethanol is causing higher prices.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve the nation’s water infrastructure – including locks and dams along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers – through