Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The DOE last week released an update to its 2005 Billion Ton Study that says biomass feedstock remain sufficient to meet near- and long-term bioenergy goals.

With lower than expected feed grain production, USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reflect smaller feed and residual use.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Aug. 11— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $100 million in financial assistance to acquire permanent easements from eligible landowners in four counties and assist with wetland restoration on nearly 24,000 acres of agricultural land in the Northern Everglad

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 – Today, President Obama announced the first fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policies to help those affected by sustained drought conditions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and 22 other senators sent a letter this week to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) expressing concerns over critical transportation proposals related to transporting agriculture commodities.

WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 4 – Due to greater than expected livestock program sales so far this fiscal year, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has limited funding remaining for the program.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), the committee’s Ranking Member, today urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to work clos