Agri-Pulse staff

Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, today announced two additions to the panel0s minority staff for the 115th Congress: Troy Phillips will be deputy staff director and Kellie Adesina will be senior counsel.

Trumpps early interest in the ethanol industry is giving biofuels supporters a strong sense of confidence heading into the next administration. Before he had even announced his candidacy, Trump toured Iowa ethanol plants and spoke in no uncertain terms about his support for the Renewa

Veteran House Agriculture Committee staffer Anne Simmons has been named to serve as the panelps Democratic staff director.

Next week, voters in Washington State will decide whether to implement the first-ever statewide carbon tax. Initiative 732 would establish a tax on carbon emissions, which would increase yearly 0 starting at $15 per metric ton of emissions in July 2017 and moving to $25

USDAðs National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is making available $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support the organic agriculture sector. The grants are funded through NIFA's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OR

USDA today announced the launch of a new private investment fund with the potential to inject $100 million into growth-oriented, small businesses across rural America.

In rural America, poverty, hunger and unemployment rates are down and population declines have stopped, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said today, attributing much of the improvement to the efforts of the White House Rural Council.

The renewable chemical industry may be small as a percentage of the overall chemical industry, but it0s steadily growing and producing jobs from Massachusetts to California and lots of places in between.