Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Less than one-fourth of U.S. dairy farmers appear to be eligible for payments from the new insurance-like Dairy Margin Protection Program (DMPP) if milk prices continue depressed through spring, according to USDA projections at last weeks Agricultural Outlook Foru

And despite weakening farmland in most areas, farmers financial prospects bear no relation to the collapse experienced three decades ago.

Some importers apparently are using U.S. soybeans as a way to get access to credit that they can use to then make loans.

USDAs Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is giving the public an extra 30 days to submit alternative or partial proposals for a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order for organic products  otherwise known as an organic check-off program.

Followers of an amorphous food movement eagerly anticipate the coming end of factory farms and modern big food production and processing. But consumers and investors arent getting the foodies message.

The strict $125,000-per-person payment limit for commodity subsidies in the 2014 farm bill has created both short- and long-term problems for the cotton industry.

During a recent meeting of the National Research Council, which is conducting a study examining genetically engineered (GE) crops and food, an Environmental Protection Agency official described the agencyÐs new precautions for Dow AgroScienceÐs Enlist Duo product, the

Fluid milk consumption in the U.S. States has been on the decline for decades, despite continued increases in spending on school meal programs. In fact, 2012 restrictions on what type of milk schools can buy while still receiving subsidies could be further cutting into milk con

The global organic market is worth an estimated $72 billion, and nearly half of all organic products are sold in the U.S. The 2014 farm bill and four trade equivalency agreements have further positioned this demand-driven market for growth if certain challenges can be overcome&

USDA announced today the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be allowed to grow by 800,000 acres to include sensitive wetlands that help improve water quality and provide wildlife habitat.