Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Dairy groups asked Congress this week to guarantee that regulations designed to protect the environment against toxic waste do not ensnare dairy farmers and others who raise farm animals.

The House Budget Committee marked up the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 today, voting against an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., That would replace the $1.2 trillion sequester by eliminating direct payments to farmers and increasing taxes on domestic oil companies, among

The House Appropriations Committee is expected tomorrow to finish marking up and adopt a fiscal 2013 measure that budgets $28 billion for EPA and the Interior Department

The USDA Economic Research Service reported the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a composite measure of the level of average prices paid by urban consumers, for all food is projected to increase 2.5 to 3.5 percent in 2012.

The Senate passed the “Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012” today with a 64-35 vote after voting on 73 amendments this week.

After two and a half days of voting on 73 amendments to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, the Senate

The White House today put out a Statement of Administrative Policy opposing H.R. 5973 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013.

The House Agriculture Committee will not mark up its farm bill until after the July 4 recess, according to a committee spokesperson.

A measure introduced Monday by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, would reauthorize core energy programs in a new farm bill

a new vision for sustainable development that recognizes the significance of agriculture in economic growth, food security, poverty reduction and long-term environmental sustainability must be advanced.