Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced today that it has acquired Dairy Maid Dairy, a Frederick, Md., company that is a family-owned processor of milk, juice and fruit drinks.

Michael Torrey Associates today announced that the government relations and association management firm welcomed Tara Smith as Vice President on August 12.

EPA's recent registration of Zeachem's demonstration biorefinery in Boardman, Ore. – a move that authorizes the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) from the cellulosic biofuel produced at the facility renews a spotlight on a principal feedstock to be used at the facility – hybri

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for September 2013. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for September 2013 is 0.125 percent, unchanged from 0.125 percent in August 2013

USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) concluded an audit to verify that China’s food safety system governing poultry processing is equivalent to that of the United States.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Administrator Edward Knipling retires today from the USDA agency after nine years at its head

As a result of softer sales and traffic levels and restaurant operators’ dampened outlook for the economy, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) declined for the second consecutive month in July, the group announced today.

The USDA’s Economic Research Service is forecasting U.S. agricultural exports in FY 2014 to drop to $135 billion, down $5 billion from the projected record $140 billion in FY 2013.

The EPA on Thursday reported132 million gallons of biodiesel production for the month of July and year-to-date volume of more than 768 million gallons.

Students in U.S. schools that were offered greater quantities of fruits and vegetables consumed more of those foods by most measures compared to other foods, according to an Economic Research Service report released Tuesday.