Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

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.

Dana Brooks, formerly the director of government affairs for Elanco Animal Health, has been hired by Land OLakes Inc. as its senior director of state affairs and industry relations.

USDA released a new Regional Development Priority (RDP) policy Wednesday that details how the agency will support rural economic development by providing loans to small businesses and grants for community infrastructure improvements.

An energy economist from Purdue University, Wally Tyner, says that even though gasoline prices inched up recently, this summer they should be 'considerably lower' than last year.