Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

New backgrounder from AGree looks at farm policy options for the 2012 farm bill

For U.S. farm groups who are struggling to defend the need for a safety net during a time of historically high prices, USDA delivered some important news today: Those high prices won’t last forever.

President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget proposes $23 billion in discretionary spending for USDA, down nearly 3 percent

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded more than $5 million in grants to advance basic research on key problems involving small farmer agriculture in the developing world.

Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the first U.S.-China Agricultural Symposium will begin in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, Feb. 16.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture CEAP study shows that conservation practices applied to cultivated cropland in the Ohio-Tennessee River Basin are reducing losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus from farm fields and decreasing the movement of these materials into the Mississippi River and othe

Wayne Pacelle of HSUS responds to HumaneWatch and the publication of its effort to begin federal investigation into HSUS fundraising efforts.

The Department of Defense announced the launch of the Military Health System’s (MHS) new obesity and nutrition awareness campaign. More fruits, vegetables, whole grains and entrée choices that are lower in fat will be served in 1,100 service member dining facilities.

The HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into the fundraising practices of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

GENEVA, Feb. 8, 2012 – DuPont presented its investments in research and development in the food, agriculture and nutrition sectors during the The Economist Conferences Feeding the World summit in Geneva today.