Articles by Philip Brasher

The water development bill and barge tax increase that passed Congress last year could start to pay off for the ports and waterways critical to moving agricultural exports. Harbor projects are likely to be the biggest near-term beneficiaries.

Obama administration officials are telling lawmakers theyPve done as much as they can without action by Congress to make it easier to trade with Cuba.

Farmers and grain traders want to avoid a repeat of what happened last year when a labor dispute at the Port of Vancouver in Washington state slowed Asia-bound grain shipments.

The Senate and House will move forward with renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), even though South Africa has yet to agree to U.S. demands that it end antidumping duties on American chicken.

The White House says it's "irresponsible" for House appropriators to use a spending bill to block the administration from implementing new definitions of what streams, ponds and other features are regulated under the Clean Water Act.

A deal between key lawmakers to fast-track new trade agreements begins to move through Congress this week, increasing pressure on President Obama to win over reluctant Democrats.

An Iowa egg operation with more than 5 million hens is the latest poultry farm hit by a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza. The Agriculture Department announced new findings of the H5N2 virus in Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as the 5.3 million layer hens in Osceola County, I

The battle is on in Congress to approve fast-track process for finalizing trade agreements with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday announced agreement on a thre

Another Tax Day is passing, and the Section 179 expensing allowance and other key tax incentives are once again in limbo Ð and may continue to be for some time.

Get ready for action on trade in Congress after weeks of negotiations. Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch says he wants his committee to vote on a Trade Promotion Authority bill next week as well as some other trade measures.