Articles by Sara Wyant

With Congress seemingly headed for another year of gridlock, renewable energy advocates say they are looking more at states to provide the leadership in clean energy development.

After Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced field office closings as part of USDA’s new “Blueprint for Stronger Service at USDA” last week, we heard from USDA employees who questioned whether this could really be described as a “new” effort.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she has a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to begin writing a new farm bill this week that represents “the most significant reform in agricultural policy in decades.”

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -With Congress doling out roughly 12% fewer discretionary dollars for the last two years, USDA leaders have been looking for ways to take nips and tucks in their operating budgets

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -A North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) committee that oversees National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits is scheduled to hear arguments today over whether the state’s largest egg farm, needs a NPDES permit.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is anti-agriculture and attempting to destroy the industry in Nebraska, said that state’s governor, Dave Heineman

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -Speculation surrounding the well-reported loss of honey bees and other pollinators from Colony Collapse Disease (CCD) has been attributed to interaction among a wide variety of pathogens and parasites.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -Agricultural producers’ limited immunity from antitrust laws under the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922 is being challenged in three federal court cases with significant implications for the ability of farmer cooperatives to help their members earn higher prices for their c

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -A clash between homeowners and the federal government over what classifies as “protected wetlands” reached the Supreme Court this week

The National Milk Producers Federation and four of its largest members have asked a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out a suit filed by vegan and animal rights activists claiming that the producers’ Cooperatives Working Together dairy herd retirement program illegally raised milk prices.