Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new measures to delay the corn rootworm pest becoming resistant to corn genetically engineered to produce certain pesticides.

Agricultural producers and private forest landowners have until Feb. 27 to apply for payments under the USDA`s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) if they want to be considered for this year`s funding. Applications received after that date will be considered for future f

The Environmental Protection Agency and the manufacturers of methomyl have agreed to cancel some uses of the insecticide and limit its application on certain crops to reduce risks to drinking water.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and more than 90 other farm and commodity organizations are calling for a quick resolution of a labor dispute that has disrupted operations at West Coast ports, costing the agricultural industry millions of dollars a week.

Buried in USDA@s new microbial standards for poultry safety is the disclosure that the Food Safety and Inspection Service plans in March to start testing raw pork for @pathogens of public concern.@

USDA is offering up to $20 million in grant funding through the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program for carbon credit project proposals.

Farm programs will cost $18 billion more over the next decade than previously estimated, due to lower commodity prices and a surge in demand for livestock disaster assistance, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2015 ` Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., today announced several key selections to the panel`s senior staff.

The U.S. has formally accepted the World Trade Organization`s so-called Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), an accord designed to cut red tape among trading partners and which is projected to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity.

The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved the list of senior staffers who will lead the panel in the 114th Congress. In November, Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, the then-incoming chairman of the committee, had announced his appointments.