Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Biofuel companies acknowledge they need to start producing real commercial results soon.

Obama Administration officials announced three actions to expand the government’s purchase of biobased products, promote regional rural job creation efforts, and develop a rural healthcare workforce

Bon Appétit Management Company announced a comprehensive farm animal welfare policy, to applause from The Humane Society of the United States. The food service company operates more than 400 cafés for corporations, universities, museums and specialty venues in 31 states

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new conservation initiative to protect up to 750,000 acres of the nation's most highly erodible croplands.

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White today announced a partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for projects to improve water quality, wildlife habitat and soil productivity

Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops such as switchgrass.

USDA announced 27 grants this week for local organizations to build community food systems and fight hunger and food insecurity. USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provided the awards through its Community Food Projects program. The new projects total $4.8 million.

A U.S. district judge in Pennsylvania ruled that Amish farmer violated two federal laws by selling raw milk.

The heads of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees chided the President’s decision to include crop insurance reductions in his FY 2013 budget plan for USDA, which also eliminates direct farm payments to help cut costs in the entire $3.8 trillion budget proposal.

A bipartisan group of 31 United States senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) urging the agencies to finalize a comprehensive rule for Bovine Spong