Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – President Barack Obama finally showed farm country how he thinks farm programs should be cut as part of the deficit reduction process today. In a Rose Garden speech, the President called for $33 billion in cuts for farm programs, including direct payments, crop insurance and

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011—U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson today announced producers will have until close of business on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, to sign up for participation in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) within approved pro

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011—Strong global demand, especially for pork and other protein-rich foods, was a primary driver behind higher retail prices at the supermarket during the third quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—U.S. feed grain supplies for 2011/2012 are projected lower this month with reduced corn production as summer heat and dryness continue to be reflected in survey-based yield forecasts.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today announced the appointment of 148 private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs).

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2- Farmland values in the Midwest are 17 percent higher from last year for the second quarter of 2011, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Seventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Iowa, parts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, also has stronge

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1- The 2012 forecast for agricultural exports remain at $137 billion, while imports to rise to $105 billion, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report released yesterday. The trade balance for 2012 is a surplus of $32 billi

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29- U.S. exports of agricultural machinery continued to grow in 2011 and ended the first half of the year with a gain of 15 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Midyear 2011 exports totaled $5.6 billion compared to January-June 2010. The off-road

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30- The U.S. Department of Education’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White will host a Twitter Rural Forum at #EDRuralChat on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 3-3:30 p.m. ET. Beginning today, Twitter users can submit questions on rural education to the Deputy Assistant Sec

MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 24 – CropLife America president and CEO Jay Vroom spoke to attendees of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association’s (KARA) Annual Meeting in Manhattan, Kan., yesterday about regulatory concerns in U.S. agriculture and the important role of state-level outreach.