Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., announced their committee rosters Jan. 4 for the 113th Congress.

The World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released by USDA today adjusted feed grain supply estimates higher for the 2012/2013 season due to estimated increases in corn yield.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 11, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $25 million to fund research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources at a state-of-the-art bioindustrial facility at Renmatix.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2013 – A bill to require labeling of all “genetically modified food product” for human and animal consumption has been pre-filed in the New Mexico State Senate.

Organizations representing a variety of agricultural employers today announced the formation of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), which developed an alternative framework to current agricultural worker programs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 – Leaders of eight federal departments and agencies today announced that they have signed an agreement setting up a national council to guide

A new report out of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirms what many American farmers may have known instinctually: 2012 was the hottest year on record for the contiguous United States.

The FAO Food Price Index dropped for the third consecutive month in December 2012, edging down 1.1 percent.

A new report issued by the National Rural Housing Coalition focuses on validating the successes of the Section 502 Direct Loan program and the Section 523 Mutual Self-Help Housing program, two homeownership programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Rural Housin

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. These are the first disaster designations made by the U.S. Department o