Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

In a blog post Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA will partner will other federal agencies to conduct workshops in drought-impacted regions of the country over the next three weeks.

The Food and Agricultural Policy Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri analyzed some of the impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waiver options.

House Republican chairmen, including House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., asked Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to intervene in Dodd-Frank Act regulations before they go into effect next week.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-certified organic growers in the United States sold over $3.5 billion organically grown agricultural commodities in 2011, according to the results of the 2011 Certified Organic Production Survey. The report was released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Sta

After two months of stability, the FAO Food Price Index rose slightly in September 2012, up 1.4 percent, or 3 points, from its level in August.

Congressman Tim Huelskamp, R-Kans., challenged USDA to embrace its own calorie and nutrition requirements implemented in the National School Lunch Program.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $101 million grants to support specialty crop initiatives, while emphasizing the challenges for USDA in light of the expired 2008 farm bill. Vilsack made the announcement before touring the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., which prepa

Cotton industry leaders reported to federal government officials this week that export contracts worth nearly $1 billion, covering sales of more than 4 million bales, are either in default or are at risk of default with little sign of resolution.

In its Grain Stocks summary today, USDA reported corn, soybean and wheat stocks lower than a year ago. Corn stocks are down 12 percent from September 2011, while soybean stocks declined 21 percent and all wheat stocks declined 2 percent.