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After Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced field office closings as part of USDA’s new “Blueprint for Stronger Service at USDA” last week, we heard from USDA employees who questioned whether this could really be described as a “new” effort.

In a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) this week, several agriculture industry organizations urged the House Agriculture Committee to include a provision establishing a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR

Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid, D-Nev., spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the Senate Committee-passed Farm Bill, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, calling it “a strong, bipartisan agriculture bill.”

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she has a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to begin writing a new farm bill this week that represents “the most significant reform in agricultural policy in decades.”

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -With Congress doling out roughly 12% fewer discretionary dollars for the last two years, USDA leaders have been looking for ways to take nips and tucks in their operating budgets

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -A North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) committee that oversees National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits is scheduled to hear arguments today over whether the state’s largest egg farm, needs a NPDES permit.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is anti-agriculture and attempting to destroy the industry in Nebraska, said that state’s governor, Dave Heineman

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -Speculation surrounding the well-reported loss of honey bees and other pollinators from Colony Collapse Disease (CCD) has been attributed to interaction among a wide variety of pathogens and parasites.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -Agricultural producers’ limited immunity from antitrust laws under the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922 is being challenged in three federal court cases with significant implications for the ability of farmer cooperatives to help their members earn higher prices for their c

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -A clash between homeowners and the federal government over what classifies as “protected wetlands” reached the Supreme Court this week