Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

– 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.

President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Mike Froman as U.S. Trade Representative today Froman has held a post as White House chief international economic affairs advisor since Obama took office in 2009.

The Agriculture Department issued a final rule today that aims to better target Community Connect broadband grants to currently underserved rural areas.

A report commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) concludes that record crop insurance payouts are a result of a flawed federal crop insurance structure rather than solely the conditions of the 2012 drought.

USDA will consider a petition for a genetically engineered potato from the JR Simplot Company.

USDA will consider a petition for a genetically engineered potato from the JR Simplot Company.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a report on honey bee health establishing multiple factors that play a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.