Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

House Agriculture Committee chair Mike Conaway, R-Texas, has announced Trent Kelly, R-Miss., the winner of a recent special election, as the newest member of the panel.

Most lawmakers present at a House hearing on labeling of biotech foods today expressed support for a bill that would codify a national, voluntary standard for labeling such foods and preempt state GMO [genetically modified organism] labeling laws.

Lawmakers are taking steps to stop the spread of the bird flu that has ravaged Midwest farms and to ensure improvements in the care of livestock in federal research facilities.

Senate Republicans advanced a fiscal 2016 spending bill for the EPA and Interior Department including provisions that block some key environmental regulations and endangered species listings.

Poor performance and uncertainty about future plans were the key factors that led to USDA s decision to halt a long-delayed and overbudgeted Information technology program known as MIDAS, the General Accountability Office said today in a report.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that eligible producers may now formally enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2014 and 2015. The enrollment period begins June 17, 2015, and will end Sept. 30, 2015.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, ranking member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, is announcing key changes to the panel?s Democratic staff, including the move of Staff Director Chris Adamo to the White House Council on Environmental Quality where he?ll be Chief of Staff.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has scheduled a hearing on July 7 to examine the effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on the U.S. poultry sector.