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WASHINGTON, Oct. 6- Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) and Cong. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) introduced $40 billion in farm bill cuts yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5- Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) spoke at the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2011 Washington Public Policy Conference yesterday before meeting with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to deliberate final budget recommendations for the Joint Select Com

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5- Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) will offer an amendment that challenges the USDA proposal to limit potatoes in school meals when the Agricultural Appropriations bill reaches the Senate floor this week.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, which is run by Secretary Karen Ross, a former USDA Chief of Staff, received over $18.6 million in specialty crop grants from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture today.

A former chairman of the House Agriculture Committee believes that the political momentum has shifted in in the direction of a federal policy that would relax some of the tax incentives and mandates that have encouraged the heavy use of corn in ethanol production.

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) announced its filing of a legal petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today

The U.S. Supreme Court convenes Monday and will face a number of high-profile cases, including whether or not to review an Appeals Court decision that said Congress exceeded its power when it passed a sweeping overhaul of our nation’s health care law in 2010.

After being stalled for years, President Barack Obama formally sent the legislation for three pending Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Capitol Hill this afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30- Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced 36 beginning farmer and rancher grants at a total of $18 million today. Grant proposals are being accepted within the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Pro

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 - A coalition of 56 policy and advocacy organizations released their requirements to Congress today for the 2012 Farm Bill in a document entitled, “Principles for Strengthening the Conservation Title.”