Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The American Farm Bureau Federation and its Utah affiliate are asking a federal court in Utah to toss out a host of what they say are illegal land-use restrictions hampering ranchers in Western states.

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2016 - A bipartisan group of 39 senators is calling on the EPA to produce a strong Renewable Fuel Standard when it releases its final rule setting 2017 blending requirements for ethanol and other biofuels later this year.

A study by UK-based PG Economics finds that farmers around the world who use genetically modified (GM) seeds reaped economic benefits averaging more than $100 per hectare (about 2.5 acres) in 2014 while at the same time improving the environmental sustainability of thei

Significant coal retirements are expected to continue regardless of whether the Obama administrationPs Clean Power Plan (CPP) is finally implemented. However, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions trends from electricity generation through 2040 depend significantly on whether

When it comes to tackling air quality concerns, a Mid-Atlantic coalition is making great progress. At least thatàs the assessment offered by Diesel Technology Forum Executive Director Allen Schaeffer during a recent speech.

Friday is Earth Day and USDA is using the occasion to spotlight scores of projects designed to improve water quality in 33 states across the country.

The National Cotton Council is vowing to fight Turkey�s decision to impose anti-dumping penalties on U.S. cotton imports.

Continuing efforts to develop renewable and cost-competitive biofuels and bio-based products, a $4-million study funded by DOE s Bioenergy Technologies Office will allow the University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) and its partners to explore in gr

Duke Energy will buy swine and poultry waste output from a facility planned for eastern North Carolina and use the captured methane gas to generate renewable electricity at four power stations. Carbon Cycle Energy will build and own the facility, but the exact location has not yet been ann

The FDA today issued a rule finalizing three previously-issued interim final rules designed to reduce the potential risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in human food.