Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2014, will be “sorely missed,” said Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today introduced legislation eliminating a regulation that requires agriculture industry professionals to obtain a hazardous material endorsement before transporting diesel fuel.

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 – Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., (R-MS), today asked stakeholders and the public to make recommendations on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Tra

The American Farm Bureau Federation (Farm Bureau), American Soybean Association (ASA), and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced their commitment to an industry-led agreement addressing regulatory responsibilities for post-patent seed technology.

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 – More than 300 clean energy and clean transportation projects started in 2012 are expected

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 – More than 270 organizations, food businesses and farms today asked the federal government

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced H.R. 935, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 yesterday, including Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-NC, and Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.

Defending the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) will be the top priority for NCGA in the upcoming year. According to the largest commodity group’s voting delegates, the RFS2 and crop insurance are important issues to address and protect in 2013.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that he will appoint voting members from socially disadvantaged (SDA) communities to serve on county committees in county jurisdictions that lack fair SDA representation under the authority granted in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20

Several farm and conservation organizations sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees today opposing any sequester replacement package that will include cuts to mandatory farm bill conservation programs.