Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Testifying at a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler voiced strong support for an “Open Internet” and for eliminating the “digital divide” that has saddled rural areas with slow-or-no Internet and dropped calls.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted to loosen a regulation on the energy market that lawmakers say will stabilize energy costs and benefit American consumers.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack used what was probably the last House Agriculture Committee hearing of the 113th Congress to vow vigilance over pilot programs designed to help recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) find and keep good jobs.

An international group of 89 scientists and technology company executives is urging President Obama to order the FDA to speed up its approval process for new biotech products, saying the current process takes way too long and is damaging the agency’s credibility.

On a visit today to a western Illinois farm, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced $15.7 million in new conservation projects through the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program.

Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) unanimously called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the proposed “waters of the U.S.” rule during thee NASDA Annual Meeting last week.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) picked 9/11 to launch the first strike. On Thursday, API announced a TV, radio, print and online advertising campaign to deliver its charge that the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has “raised prices on food and fuel.”

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 - USDA’s country of origin meat labeling mandate (COOL) “violates our international trade obligations and discriminates against two of our largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. . . . We don’t believe there is any regulatory fix that will bring the U.S. COOL rule int

While the cattle industry’s well-known slogan may say “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner,” it looks like beef checkoff reform is still struggling to stay on the menu.