Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

USDA is investing $26.6 million in 45 projects aimed a spurring innovative conservation initiatives on both rural and urban farms across the country.

Up, up, up. That seems to be the trend line for CEO compensation at major nonprofit trade organizations in the agriculture, food and energy space. As we�ve reported in the past, C-Suite pay trended downward from 2008 to 2010 � after

The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog group, has filed a complaint with U.S. federal regulators alleging that French dairy giant Danone@s proposed acquisition of White Wave Foods is anti-competitive and a threat to the American organic dairy market.

Agri-Pulse will present a special daily program, °Farm to Fork Politics: Elections, Economics and the next Farm Bill° during the upcoming Farm Progress Show near Boone, IA. The program will be run from 12-1 pm on Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1 in the Case

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, in conjunction with Agri-Pulse Communications, is sponsoring a Rural Infrastructure Summit on Monday, August 29 at the Iowa State Center`s Scheman Building, in Ames, IA. The summit will be held from 2:00 pm ` 5:

Stockholders of Dow Chemical and DuPont have voted to approve a merger of the two companies.

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a new cross government partnership @ the Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative @ to increase access to solar energy and promote energy efficiency across the country, particularly in low- and moderate- income communities.

Monsanto Co. has rejected Bayer Ag@s latest takeover bid, saying its board views the $125 a share offer as @financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty.@

A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has formed the Senate Broadband Caucus to focus on strengthening broadband infrastructure and deployment across the country.

There doesn t appear to be any momentum on Capitol Hill on the issue, but that isn t stopping the nation s largest farm group from pointing to the need for reform of the H-2A immigration program.