Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Farmers have often heard that higher-quality soybeans could generate more value. Now, a new soy-checkoff-funded study shows how much more.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is aggressively implementing the 2014 farm bill through more than 556 events, 428 demonstrations of web-based tools and over 60,000 direct mail pieces.

Rep. Mike Conaway met with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for the first time as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee late last week, a meeting that Conaway spokesman Ted Monoson described as a 0get to know each other0 session.

A Colorado state agriculture official and former congressional aide has been selected as the EPA?s next agriculture liaison. Ron Carleton, Colorado?s deputy agriculture commissioner, worked for Congress for 30 years, most recently as chief of staff to then-Rep. John Salazar, who is now Colorado?s a

Former U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns has been elected to serve on the board of directors of agricultural equipment giant Deere & Co.

Elanco has finalized its $5.4 billion acquisition of Novartis Animal Health, after clearing federal anti-trust reviews.

It's been an important year for U.S. agriculture with issues affecting farming and ranching making big news day in and day out. Here?s a brief look at some of the most important agricultural stories of 2014.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging USDA to scrap a proposed rule that would allow importation of beef from northern Argentina and Uruguay because of concerns about Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious animal disease.