Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

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.

Abundant global sugar stocks continue to weigh on world market prices, according to a report from Rabobank, a major bank to the food, beverage and agribusiness industries in North America.

A report shows railroads are demonstrating improvement in handling grain cargo, easing concerns that the struggles experienced with the 2013 grain harvest may carry over to this year?s crop.

The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, says that he intends to consider an immigration bill to address the need for farmworkers in agriculture. His House counterpart, Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has told Grassley that he expects to act on the issue fairly

While global fertilizer supplies appear set to outweigh demand, the forecast for pricing for the first quarter of 2015 ?looks rather cloudy,? according to a new report on the global fertilizer industry by Rabobank?s Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group.

USDA?s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today released additional details of the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion program designed to give crop producers relief from severe weather and drought.