Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Eight states will participate in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables to increases purchases of locally grown fruits and vegetables in school meal programs.

USDA extends dairy Margin Protection Program deadline to Dec. 19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2014 – USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says $9.7 million in grants will benefit 62 community-based and non-profit organizations, and educational institutions to conduct training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged (including tribal) and veteran farmers and r

Lawmakers won’t address the country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) law until the World Trade Organization decides on a U.S. appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling that USDA regulations are unfair to Canadian and Mexican producers, says the next chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Texa

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $5 million in grants for 82 projects to connect school cafeterias with local farmers and ranchers through the USDA’s Farm to School Program.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is making $5.6 million in grants to 220 producers across the nation to support the production of advanced biofuels.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Florida avocado producers will vote from Jan. 12-27, 2015 on whether to continue their federal marketing order.

In an effort to increase agricultural response to an Environmental Protection Agency analysis that found neonicotinoids have no yield benefit for soybeans, Bayer created an online portal –www.AgVoice4Choice.com – that allows people to send letters to their U.S. Congress representatives.

President Barack Obama’s executive order regarding undocumented immigrants does little for the agricultural industry, according to several farm group representatives, who say legislative reform through Congress is the way to solve farm labor problems.

Climate change could make both government and private sector players in the crop insurance program more vulnerable to potential losses, a report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said.