Articles by Sara Wyant

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

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget plan proposes a 17% budget increase for the FDA with an overall $4.5 billion plan, $253 million of which marked for the Transforming Food Safety Initiative.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -An independent review commissioned by the White House of the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program said there are steps the department can take to lessen the risk of the program

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -The push is on to get the 2012 farm bill done and get it done this early this year. That means it’s time to focus on bridging the often contentious differences between various proposals for the commodity title.

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012 -As usual, the president’s budget for USDA is being greeted with wailing and gnashing of teeth that approaches biblical proportions. As usual, it will not be approved in Congress in every detail.