Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced that it is proposing to add pork and distillers dried grain (DDG) to the list of commodities covered by the Export Sales Reporting Requirements.

The Obama Administration announced a $15 million multi-agency “Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator” challenge for local governments and other institutions to focus on economic growth in rural communities.

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee examined USDA’s nutrition and local and regional food marketing programs today during its third Farm Bill hearing of the year.

National Farmers Union (NFU) delegates passed three special orders of business, setting priorities for farm bill negotiations and maintaining its support for Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL).

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Genetic mutations to cellulose in plants could improve the conversion of cellulosic biomass into biofuels, according to a multi-field research team.

FAPRI predicts that U.S. net farm income is projected at $95 billion for 2012, down from $98 billion in 2011.

Conservation is important to developing new sources of American-made energy, said President Obama in his remarks at the Conservation Conference in Washington, DC.

Increased regulations on U.S. poultry and livestock sectors could increase input costs for farmers by 25 percent, according to a study sponsored by the soy checkoff.

Commodity groups present at this year’s Commodity Classic in Nashville agree on at least two things when it comes to the Farm Bill: new legislation must be completed this year and crop insurance must be affordable and properly funded. Their leaders gathered this afternoon to discuss “common ground