Articles by Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, February 29, 2012 -A decision by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow to move up the two remaining scheduled farm bill hearings by a week

WASHINGTON, February 29, 2012 -Agricultural interests in drought-stricken Texas cheered a state court ruling on groundwater rights and hoped a state agency wouldn’t cut off irrigation water to farmers in three counties that produce 5% of the U.S. rice crop.

WASHINGTON, February 29, 2012 -Americans may be eating less meat these days, but not because they’re avoiding it for health reasons or because the economy is pinching. It’s because farmers are producing less

A recent decision regarding efforts to impose numeric nutrient criteria in the state of Florida has both environmentalists and agriculturists claiming partial victory.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Congressional leaders appear to be close to reaching a deal on extending the payroll-tax cut, but proposed farm bill savings won’t be part of the package.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -An increasing number of corn market-watchers are sounding the alarm about a potential price-depressing stocks buildup by this fall. They cite USDA forecasts for a slowdown in U.S. corn demand from the ethanol sector

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2012 -Political action committees affiliated with farmers’ and ranchers’ organizations and agricultural supply and processor trade associations contributed more than $7.3 million to congressional candidates last year, according to PAC reports filed with the Federal Election

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Renewable energy advocates say federal programs critical to the development of sustainable bioenergy and the bioeconomy, especially in rural America, are at a crossroads.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -Armed with a study showing the potential for about $2 billion in annual budget savings, the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) fanned out across Capitol Hill last week to brief lawmakers on their ideas for taking over the serv

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) delivered a blow to LightSquared’s plans Tuesday when it told the Federal Communications Commission that the firm’s plans to build a nation-wide 4G wireless broadband network will impact Global Po