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The nation's corn crop may look good from the windshield but a closer inspection reveals a different picture.

With lower than expected feed grain production, USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reflect smaller feed and residual use.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi picked Democrats Chris Van Hollen (MD), Jim Clyburn (SC), and Xavier Becerra (CA) to serve on the Joint Select Deficit Committee.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a proposed rule today to establish regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock when animal disease events take place.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Aug. 11— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $100 million in financial assistance to acquire permanent easements from eligible landowners in four counties and assist with wetland restoration on nearly 24,000 acres of agricultural land in the Northern Everglad

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a White House Rural Council meeting today with the National Association of Counties (NACo). Today’s Council emphasized the importance of beginning farmer programs, especially with more than 30 percent of the nation’s farmers at age 55

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 – Today, President Obama announced the first fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4– The number of farmers' markets grew 17 percent since 2010, according to results released today in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2011 National Farmers Market Directory, with a total of more than 7,000 across the U.S.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policies to help those affected by sustained drought conditions.