Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

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.

USDA today announced $6.5 million in funding to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of water and improve water quality in the Ogallala Aquifer region. Funding will be targeted to seven priority areas to support their primary water source and strengthen rural economie

Tea Party favorite Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said last week he�s running for the Republican nomination to succeed the retiring Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., in 2016.

The Department of Interior�s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week conditionally approved a revised multi-year Exploration Plan (EP) from Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. for the Chukchi Sea.

The Department of Agriculture�s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a final rule for labeling of mechanically tenderized beef and will accelerate its implementation to reduce the chances of further illnesses linked to the product.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Southern Gardens Citrus to move forward with its development of a spinach protein for genetically modified oranges that could help control citrus greening disease plaguing the orange industry.

The avian influenza outbreak spreading across the country has now entered its 14th and 15th states, increasing its reach to Indiana and Nebraska.