Agri-Pulse staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the creation of new Regional Hubs for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change at seven locations around the country

Several senators led by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to implement the livestock disaster programs reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill as soon as possible.

USDA today proposed the establishment of minimum national professional standards and training requirements for school nutrition professionals who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) criticized today a United Kingdom appeal court’s ruling declaring that only yogurt made in Greece could be labeled as “Greek Yogurt” in England.

Some of the nation’s biggest livestock groups are vowing to oppose final passage of the farm bill if it reflects certain reported decisions regarding the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) and Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL).

In a letter to chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, more than 30 groups organized by the National Council of Chain Restaurants asked for a renewed push toward Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform.

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) reiterated its opposition against attempts in the farm bill negotiations to change language in relation to payment limit reform.

Three House lawmakers, including House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said today they intend to introduce emergency drought legislation to provide relief throughout California.

R-CALF USA and 97 other groups representing cattle, farm, manufacturer, consumer and other rural interests sent a letter today to members of the farm bill conference committee urging them not to make any changes to the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law.

A paper published in the Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences asserts that when evaluating and comparing all outcomes of biofuel produced from a variety of feedstocks, alternatives to corn score higher.