Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Congress is moving closer to securing authority for the president to finalize a multi-lateral trade deal with Asia Pacific countries, only if congressional leaders can secure the necessary votes from a minority party skeptical of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.

The Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that it says will improve the food safety and humane treatment of veal calves at USDA inspected facilities.

Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability group, has issued a report ranking 37 major U.S. food companies on their use of limited global water resources.

Prices for agricultural commodities on world markets continued to fall in April and abundant inventories should offset any pressure from the slight reduction in global harvests expected this year, according to the biannual Food Outlook report released today by the U.N. Food and Agricul

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today said it will appeal an April 27 federal court ruling denying the organizations attempt to halt Vermonts mandatory GMO labeling law.

Three Democratic lawmakers are asking the Interior Department to place limits on the unnecessary releases of natural gas from oil and gas wells in light of a new Government Accountability Office report that found that officials have not improved natural gas capture standards despite two previous r

American Bankers Association (ABA) CEO Frank Keating may not have anticipated negative feedback when he advocated doing away with the Farm Credit System, arguing that FCS threatens small-town banks and poses potential dangers for taxpayers.

An avian influenza outbreak wreaking havoc on Midwest poultry operations shows no signs of slowing, and now the Office of Management and Budget has authorized $330 million in emergency funding to help producers cope with the disease

Land O'Lakes, Inc. announced first quarter financial results, reporting quarterly net sales of $3.8 billion and net earnings attributable to Land O'Lakes of $99.4 million for the period ending March 31, 2015  down from $125 million in 2014.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule recognizing that a soybean developed by Monsanto genetically engineered to produce an insecticidal protein is safe to humans in any expected exposure.