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Finalizing stricter regulatory oversight through the Dodd-Frank Act is needed in a world of rapidly changing financial markets, Commodity Futures Trading (CFTC) Commissioner Bart Chilton said in his speech for the Trade Tech 2012 conference today in New York.

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee examined USDA’s nutrition and local and regional food marketing programs today during its third Farm Bill hearing of the year.

National Farmers Union (NFU) delegates passed three special orders of business, setting priorities for farm bill negotiations and maintaining its support for Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL).

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The House Agriculture Committee approved its Budget Views and Estimates letter today to House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) regarding the budget for fiscal year 2013. The main focus for this year is on reauthorizing the Farm Bill, which expires on September 30.

Genetic mutations to cellulose in plants could improve the conversion of cellulosic biomass into biofuels, according to a multi-field research team.

During USDA’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology & 21st Century Agriculture's third physical meeting in Washington DC this week, the committee members listened to diverse views on how the commercial sector is addressing unintended GE presence. Here are the highlights of those views:

Biobased product manufacturers located in the U.S. could get tax breaks and new incentives to boost production with the “Grow it Here, Make it Here,” legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

The United States has taken the first step in the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process

FAPRI predicts that U.S. net farm income is projected at $95 billion for 2012, down from $98 billion in 2011.