Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) expressed concern today with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) proposed regulations to establish speculative position limits for futures and swaps on various commodities

The Kennedy Family, owners of Kennedy Groves and United Indian River Packers in Vero Beach, announced they will sell their citrus holdings in order to concentrate on the family's other businesses. The Florida-based companies have been farming, packing and marketing Indian River Citrus for over 100

About 30 Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor overnight between Monday and Tuesday to urge action on climate change, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., announced today.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) submitted its comments today on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposal to further reduce trans fat consumption by rescinding the generally regarded as safe (GRAS) status for partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), including partially hydrogenated soybea

USDA today posted Monsanto’s petition for its SmartStax Pro product, which is corn genetically engineered for protection against corn rootworm and resistance to the herbicide glyphosate.

President Obama signed into law today legislation (H.R. 2431) that reauthorizes the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) through fiscal year 2018.

Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Lee Terry, R-Neb., Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., today introduced legislation to prohibit EPA from disclosing the private information of livestock and poultry producers

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has rescheduled a stakeholder meeting on live animal quarantine centers that was cancelled this week due to inclement weather. The day-long meeting will take place March 25 at APHIS headquarters in Riverdale, Md.

USDA sets stakeholder meetings about Farm Bill implementation

Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., introduced a bill today which would prohibit animal testing in the U.S. cosmetics industry and phase out the sale of cosmetics tested on animals in foreign countries.