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WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 -Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum cruised into Osage Beach, MO (pop. 4,700) last week, hoping to rally rural voters who could perhaps provide the delegates he needs to win in an uphill battle for the GOP presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 -New Senate Democratic legislation repealing tax benefits for the oil and gas industry while extending several renewable energy tax credits is on the Senate calendar with a vow by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released today reflects lowered yield for corn and soybean due to harsh weather conditions.

Widespread drought across the Midwest is weakening the nation’s crop condition, as illustrated by the USDA’s Crop Progress report this week

A coalition of more than 70 organizations signed a letter in support of Rural Development funding in the House Agriculture Committee draft farm bill. Among other requests, the letter supports provisions of Rep. Mike McIntyre’s (D-N.C.) amendment that directs $50 million in mandatory spending to ad

To combat the increasing health and obesity crisis, we recently issued a new Bipartisan Policy Center report outlining proposals for change

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a report USDA officials said highlights “the ways in which USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) contributes to U.S. energy independence and helps rural small businesses and farmers become more energy efficient.”

– A new report comparing the farm safety net provisions of the House and Senate farm bills on 64 representative crop farms finds that, under prices projected in the current farm bill baseline, those farms would prefer the House Agriculture Committee’s Price Loss Coverage (PLC) option over any optio

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012-With Russia set to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in August of this year, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony Thursday on the implications of the accession for the United States.