Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The plan to launch commercial production of biofuels and high-value chemicals from ?energy? beets in North Dakota is being delayed for two years to give growers more time to

Unsold supplies of U.S. corn totaled 7.01 billion bushels as of March 1, up 30 percent from a year earlier, USDA said today in a quarterly report. Usage for the three-month period from December through February was indicated at 3.45 billion bushels, up from 2.63 billion in the same period a year ea

Legislation adopted by the House Energy Committee last week by a 29-19 vote would restrict EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate

U.S. farmers intend to plant 91.7 million acres with corn this year, down 4 percent from 2013, USDA said today. If realized, the figure would be the lowest since 2010, yet still the fifth-largest planted acreage since 1944, the department said.

The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) are among influential agriculture and rural-interest organizations joining

Iowa Republican Steve King may not have persuaded farm bill conferees to include his controversial amendment regarding California standards for egg-laying hens, but he may eventually

The administration today announced steps to reduce methane emissions that includes plans to lower U.S. dairy sector greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020.

EPA will reconsider the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate for cellulosic ethanol it required for blending in 2013. In a letter to

USDA today officially announced the extension of the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program through August.

With EPA officials now evaluating what are likely to be tens of thousands of comments on the agency’s proposal to reduce biofuel blending requirements under the