Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2015 -- USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help disaster recovery efforts through more than 150 projects in 13 states.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is asking that the comment period for the scientific report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) be extended from 45 days to 120 days.

President Barack Obama today vetoed a bill approving the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Kathleen Merrigan, a former deputy secretary of agriculture, is joining Agree as one of four co-chairs. Merrigan, currently the executive director of sustainability at the George Washington University, will replace Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of Stonyfie

The USDA today released supply and demand projections for the major U.S. crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton.

USDA is investing $37 million in new and existing projects to restore forest health and reduce wildfire threats. The plan is being implemented through a collaborative venture between the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

The nationÐs leading agricultural co-op, CHS, announced that it will distribute an estimated $518 million to farmers, ranchers and cooperatives

The participation rate among people eligible for USDAÀs Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) jumped to 83 percent in fiscal year 2012 from 78 percent in the previous year, according to a department report.

Those interested in applying for up to $1 million in conservation or carbon credit project grant funding through USDAÀs Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program must submit their project pre-proposals by Feb. 24.

A federal district court in Minnesota has ordered the EPA not to release farmersP and ranchersP personal information while the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) appeal the courtPs dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to