Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Negotiators from the U.S. and 11 other nations will meet in Ottawa July 3-12 to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a treaty aimed at creating one of the world0s biggest free trade zones.

Biofuel advocates are questioning why a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report requested by the chairman of the House Energy Committee and claiming the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will drive up fuel prices omits what they say are the beneficial economic impacts of substituting

With recent reports from both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the U.S. National Climate Assessment assigning some responsibility to agriculture for 0unprecedented levels0 of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is not surprising that resea

The USDA today announced $96.8 million in funding for projects that support specialty crop producers, local food entrepreneurs and farm-to-school efforts.

Trucking regulations implemented by the Department of Transportation just last July are again up for debate in Congress, with the produce industry - which argues the rules are ill-conceived - quietly backing their reversal.

FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods Michael Taylor said yesterday that his agency in undergoing a pcultural shiftp as part of the implementation of the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

In a letter to President Barack Obama, 52 House Democrats led by Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine called for protection of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.

Nine men who just might want to be president of the U.S. flocked to Des Moines Saturday to answer questions posed by Iowa farmer and agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter.

A cohort of mostly GOP Senators is calling on USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services to make sure lean meat is included in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.