Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

USDA will accept 3.9 million acres offered under the 43rd CRP general sign up

FFA annouced plans for an FFA Rally to Fight Hunger at their 2012 National FFA convention

Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Senator Debbie Stabenow today announced that the Committee-passed Farm Bill is officially introduced in the U.S. Senate.

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced changes to the regulations governing the Market Access Program (MAP), which the service says will streamline and improve delivery of MAP.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $200,000 in facility improvement projects with the Manitoba Pork Council. Member of Parliament Merv Tweed (Brandon–Souris), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today the investment for two projects.

The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’ 2012 Food and Healthy Survey shows that three out of four Americans are confident in the U.S. food supply, which is a significant increase over the past year, said IFIC Foundation Nutrition and Food Safety Senior Vice President Marianne

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a proposed rule for a new microloan program that would be part of the suite of credit options available to farmers through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

LightSquared had extensive help from influential lobbyists to gain approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the White House for its proposed high-speed wireless network, said Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on the Senate floor yesterday.

The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase of a large and continuous piece of land critical for wildlife passage and the recovery of the highly endangered Florida panther.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today identified river projects in 10 western and Pacific Northwest states to serve as models of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative to conserve rivers across the nation.