Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today provided investment information from the USDA Rural Development fiscal year (FY) 2011 annual report.

COLUMBIA, Mo. –U.S. agriculture in 2011 set records, with net farm income topping $100 billion for the first time ever, but the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) suggests that these profits could decline in 2012 with lower export demand for many commodit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 –USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing up to $10 million in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for water quality projects, with up to $5 million focused on water quality credit trading in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Proposals for projects are due M

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13- President Obama asked Congress today to grant him "consolidation authority" so he can move forward on a proposal to streamline the government.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12- The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released this month’s Crop Production 2011 summary today. The following is information from today’s Crop Production report as well as the World Agricultural Outlook Board’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE):

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11- The National Petroleum Council, a federal advisory committee to the Secretary of Energy, released conclusions that North America’s gas and oil resources are more abundant than previously thought in its report, Prudent Development – Realizing the Potential of North America’s Abu

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) passed more Dodd-Frank final rules today, one which protects cleared swaps customer contracts and collateral. However, although the rule takes measures to add more protections for swaps customers, it does not address MF Global.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11- Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney became the first Republican non-incumbent to win both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary after his 39 percent win last night. Las night’s win in New Hampshire is considered a relatively easy contest for Romney, compared to

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced nearly $1.6 billion to states and territories across the nation to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters.