Philip Brasher

Farm groups are pushing Congress to hurry up and renew critical tax breaks such as the expanded Section 179 expensing allowance. Lawmakers say they are confident there will be action on the tax extenders next month but it�s not clear how long they will be kept in force.

For decades, corn growers and ethanol producers have counted on the Iowa caucuses to ensure future presidents would pay attention to what they wanted in federal policy.

ThereÀs no sign that congressional Republicans are anywhere close to agreeing to end the embargo on Cuba. But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is telling the Cuban government that it should start doing the work necessary to get U.S. approval to import Cuban products, includin

With the sobering backdrop of the Paris terrorist attacks, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill facing a long list of unfinished business this week, including a highway bill and child nutrition programs, ahead of the Thanksgiving break.

Key lawmakers are considering renewing dozens of expired tax incentives, including the expanded Section 179 expansing allowance, for this year and extending them through 2016. Dec. 31 is fast approaching and farmers, implement dealers, biofuel producers and others in agribu

European Union regulators have concluded that the wide-used herbicide glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer, a ruling that runs counter to an controversial assessment issued recently by an arm of the World Health Organization.

The crop insurance program may have dodged a bullet in the new budget agreement, but more shots may be coming, starting as soon as next year.

Sugar growers had a lot to lose in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but they say they`re pleased with the outcome. `We have carefully examined the final language and details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and are pleased to confirm that America`s trade negotiators deliv

The fiscal 2016 omnibus spending bill that lawmakers are now negotiating could include a bigger increase for FDA to enforce new food-safety regulations than appropriators had originally proposed.

Small farms and processors across the country as well as some major agricultural cooperatives have been awarded Agriculture Department grants to expand or start new businesses. Some 258 businesses will benefit from the 2015 round of awards from the Value-Added Producer Grants