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Senators Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., teamed up to amend the 2012 Farm Bill today with a plan to “improve” the counter-cyclical program. They were joined by Senators Max Baucus, D-Mont., and John Hoeven, R-N.D.

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012- USDA released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, today finding that a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can expect to spend about $234,900 ($295,560 if projected inflation costs are factored in*) for food, shelter, and other necessities

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said she continues to work with southern commodity interests to develop workable programs for rice and peanuts in the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 during a media teleconference today. Noting that “we talk daily,” she said the Senate Agriculture Co

An Executive Order, to be signed Thursday by President Barack Obama, could make broadband construction along federal roads up to 90 percent more affordable.

The Senate voted to scrap two Farm Bill amendments today, including one to phase out the sugar program, and another to replace the federal food stamp program with a block grant program for states. The “Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012” still has more than 240 amendments as of Wednesday

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Congressional leaders appear to be close to reaching a deal on extending the payroll-tax cut, but proposed farm bill savings won’t be part of the package.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -An increasing number of corn market-watchers are sounding the alarm about a potential price-depressing stocks buildup by this fall. They cite USDA forecasts for a slowdown in U.S. corn demand from the ethanol sector

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2012 -Political action committees affiliated with farmers’ and ranchers’ organizations and agricultural supply and processor trade associations contributed more than $7.3 million to congressional candidates last year, according to PAC reports filed with the Federal Election

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Renewable energy advocates say federal programs critical to the development of sustainable bioenergy and the bioeconomy, especially in rural America, are at a crossroads.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Armed with a study showing the potential for about $2 billion in annual budget savings, the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) fanned out across Capitol Hill last week to brief lawmakers on their ideas for taking over the serv