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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.

– Over twenty national agricultural associations today urged the Senate to promptly approve legislation (S. 601) that would reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA

Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, announced the committee markup of the 2013 Farm Bill will take place Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m.

A letter from six former Chiefs of the USDA Soil Conservation Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees communicated their support for linking conservation compliance provisions to all income support, incl

National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) responded to critics of the crop insurance program after USDA reported indemnities reaching a record $17 billion for the 2012 crop year.