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The Obama administration is moving ahead with plans to reduce methane emissions by 40 to 45 percent. The good news for agriculture is that the administrationðs latest plan would only target emissions from the oil and gas industry, not farming. (

The net energy balance of corn-based ethanol at U.S. dry mill biorefineries averages 2.6-2.8, an improvement over previous estimates reflecting efficiency gains, according to an analysis conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).

To accelerate a clean energy economy, the Energy Department (DOE) selected 33 small businesses to work directly with national labs under the DOEðs new Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot.

The future of agricultural biotechnology could be on the line Wednesday as the Senate takes a crucial vote on legislation that would preempt state GMO labeling laws. But backers of the bill, led by Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan

With very large farms now producing most of the nationðs milk at dramatically lower cost than smaller, single-family operations, the challenge of designing federal dairy support policy has become more complicated, says a new report from USDAðs Economic Research Service &#

- Farm groups have joined dozens of states and landowners in a case now before the Supreme Court seeking to make wetlands determinations subject to judicial review.

Florida orange and grapefruit growers who have been battling the Asian citrus psyllid are getting some help, but it may be years before the stateðs citrus industry recovers from the damage wrought by the tiny pest.

An array of cost savings and market premiums are enticing American cattle ranches and dairy farms to extend their grazing seasons by a month or two, or even to graze year round.

- Brazilðs chicken exports are booming and much of that success is being built on U.S. losses.

At an event on Monday, on the eve of Ag Day, Agri-Pulse Editor Sara Wyant moderated a panel which discussed just how important telling agricultureðs ðsustainability storyð is to rebuilding a relationship of trust with todayðs consumers