Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 – The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee today announced the roster for its five subcommittees,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 – The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) released Tuesday a legal analysis describing potential options for bringing U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules into World Trade Organization through changes to USDA regulatio

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 – Farmers’ fourth-quarter income and spending across the Midwest and Mid-South were higher than last year during the same time period, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reported today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is extending for 60 days the comment period for the genetically engineered AquAdvantage Salmon.

The House Agriculture Committee approved its oversight plan for the 113th Congress today.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 – The looming budget sequestration, automatic across-the-board spending cuts, would not force the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to reduce meat inspections, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said today.

After adjusting for inflation, 2013’s net farm income, forecast at $128.2 billion, is expected to be the highest since 1973, according to USDA’s 2013 Farm Income Forecast released Monday.

Russia’s prohibition of imports of all U.S. beef, pork, turkey and other meat products became active today, due to a zero tolerance requirement for the presence of ractopamine.

National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) Chief Executive Officer Dana Peterson voluntarily resigned “due to personal circumstances,” effective Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2013 – Climate change could potentially disrupt the Agriculture Department’s efforts to “meet the core obligations and responsibilities articulated by its missions and goals,” the department said in a report released Thursday.