Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security today heard testimony challenging legislation that would create a new guest worker program

After record high farm incomes in recent years, a new survey indicates that farm income growth started to slow in the first quarter of 2013

As the House Agriculture Committee gets ready to being mark-up of the 2013 Farm Bill, several of the more than 90 amendments are expected to be included in a manager’s amendment, Agri-Pulse has learned.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 – USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today said the department is making significant progress towards achieving greater integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously today that Monsanto has the right to enforce its patent on Roundup Ready soybeans by prohibiting farmers from planting “second generation” seeds without compensation

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 - Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its draft of a 2012 Farm Bill.

Farm program payments will continue after the USDA took time to consider how to administer after budget sequestration

The National Milk Producers, along with 52 other organizations, sent a joint letter today to members of the House Agriculture Committee, urging the panel to include the Dairy Security Act (DSA) in the upcoming farm bill.

Senators Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., are leading a group of Senators in introducing a bill to clarify an exemption for farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and small businesses from margin requirements included in the Dodd-Frank financial legislation.