Agri-Pulse staff

Agricultural businesses, including farmers and ranchers, face major uncertainty over whether or not the 2012 Farm Bill will find its way to the President’s desk and win approval before the current bill expires Sept. 30. But there are other, and some say bigger, threats to farm prosperity looming on

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized land-grant institutions’ contribution to the success of American agriculture and said that land-grant partnerships with USDA and the private sector “have the capability to add new dimension to American economy” in the bio-based field.

A GMO labeling bill overwhelmingly passed through Maine’s House of Representatives yesterday, signaling a possible sea change in the labeling laws of Northeastern states.

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) announced Tuesday that it is opening its membership to include qualified renewable diesel producers in a move that will unite the advanced biofuels industry in the diesel sector.

The Senate Finance Committee approved today, by unanimous voice vote, the nomination of Mike Froman to serve as U.S. trade representative.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, today confirmed the House will consider the farm bill this month and encouraged a “vigorous and open debate.”

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will send an additional $66.8 million in Emergency Watershed Protection Program funds to help disaster recovery efforts in 15 states.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the public comment periods for certain herbicide resistant crops developed by Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto.

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013- The Canadian government announced it will continue into the next phase of its World Trade Organization dispute settlement process regarding the

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the list of threatened and endangered species