Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Today, the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), in partnership with the National Corn Growers Association released the Corn Caucus Project Presidential Report Card. “The Corn Caucus Project is an initiative to help Iowa’s corn growers compare the candidates on agricultural issues,”

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 – Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo.) introduced legislation aimed at reducing the barriers to pass family farm and ranch ownership to future generations.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29- The period for African American farmers and ranchers to file a claim in the Pigford II settlement has opened. Those eligible must file claims no later than May 11, 2012.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25- A new book from the International Energy Agency provides guidance for policy makers in the rapidly growing renewable energy sector to avoid past mistakes, overcome new challenges and reap the benefits of deploying renewables.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28- Three challenges face the land and water resources upon which agriculture relies – to increase food production by almost 70 percent by 2050; to reduce hunger and improve livelihoods for the poorest; and to minimize or mitigate degradation of land and water and of the broader ec

WASHINGTON Nov. 23- A lucky pair of Minnesota-bred turkeys will be spared the fate of their counterparts today when President Obama hosts the 64th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23- The South Korean parliament approved the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA) with the United States today, one month after President Obama approved a trio of Free Trade Agreements.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23- Lawmakers from the Missouri River and Iowa delegations sent a letter to House Appropriators asking that reconstruction work along the Missouri River be prioritized over environmental concerns. The request is an effort to ensure the Army Corps of Engineers focuses its efforts o

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21– The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced its failure today to reach a compromise on how to reduce $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit. House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders developed a proposal for the “super” committee that would save $23 billion.

Worldwatch Institute this week offered some tips to help reduce the squandering of holiday foodstuffs here in the United States