Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

Representative Frank Lucas says term limits may be ending his tenure as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee at the end of this term, but he says he’ll keep serving on the panel as long as he’s in Congress. Why?

The USDA s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched a process three years ago to cut the time it takes to approve biotechnology crop products, but industry stakeholders are still scratching their heads over what s taking so long.

Like many landowners, Joe Hopkins purchased a farm with the expectation that he could generate income from his “crop” in southern Georgia – in this case, trees. But his income potential has been taking a severe hit due to a combination of Mother Nature, the Endangered Species Act and ongoing threat

President Barack Obama’s Feed the Future initiative reached almost 7 million farmers last year by providing access to new technologies and management practices on about 10 million acres of land, according to a progress report released Monday.

Biodiesel producers joined a group of Democrat senators at a press conference Wednesday, calling for Congress and the Obama Administration to restore the biodiesel tax incentive and change the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed requirements for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

The Senate Agriculture Committee focused on the world of high frequency trading during a hearing Tuesday where Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow sought to clarify how high speed traders affect agricultural futures markets and whether regulators have the capacity to keep up.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a letter it sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy urging EPA to maintain a lower ethanol requirement as it reviews and finalizes its 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal.

A research coalition representing agricultural groups, businesses and universities asked Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., to have USDA representation at a hearing the committee is holding next week on federal research spending.

Advocates for local and healthy foods are hoping new farm bill funding will create a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that encourages healthier purchases for the more than 46 million people in the program.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) today asked its members to resist a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to define “waters of the U.S.”