Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

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.

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller, D-W. VA., and Ranking Member John Thune, R-S.D., introduced legislation Monday afternoon to increase the efficiency of the Surface Transportation Board.

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a report today that further debunks the fictional food vs. fuel argument.

Surface Transportation Board officials held a field hearing Thursday in Fargo, N.D. to address rail service issues that continue to impact North Dakota and surrounding states.

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, a joint venture of Royal DSM and POET, LLC, today opened its Project LIBERTY plant, which is the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in the country and is expected to produce up to 25 million gallons of cellulosic bio-ethanol annually.

Perdue Foods announced today that it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken hatcheries, a move that took five years to implement and goes above and beyond USDA and FDA voluntary guidelines.

A group of 13 bipartisan senators asked leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to exclude a policy rider in the agriculture appropriations bill that would halt certain USDA livestock marketing rules.