Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide products where bees are present.

U.S. agricultural equipment exports dropped 9.5 percent during the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 to total $6.5 billion, down from $7.2 billion a year earlier, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

The FDA issued today a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for its proposed rule on standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption.

Rural communities, and especially farmers, could benefit significantly from increased USDA resources and funding for energy efficiency, according to a report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a line of herbicide resistant soybeans developed by Bayer CropScience for nonregulated status.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of nearly $40 million to provide housing for farmworkers and their families. USDA says the funds are part of a larger effort to support the rural economy

Between 2007 and 2011, the percentage of U.S. households with food-insecure children increased from 8.3 to 10 percent, according to report from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., led 204 fellow House Democrats today in calling on House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to include nutrition funding in the next farm bill

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, submitted testimony to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) for an investigative hearing today on the economic threat to the U.S. shrimp industry by subsidized businesses from several

Government lawyers late Friday asked a U.S. District Court here to refuse to issue an order blocking USDA’s implementation of mandatory country-of-origin labeling.