Articles by Sara Wyant

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.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 -A familiar cast of anti-biotech activists is gearing up efforts to thwart approval of a new corn trait that Dow AgroSciences has engineered to withstand the 2,4-D herbicide.

The Farm Service Agency’s office in Campbell County, S.D., may boast the most colorful history of the 131 local offices to be closed or merged this year in USDA’s belt-tightening exercise.

In one of the most closely-followed congressional races in the farm policy community, Democrat Christie Vilsack has built a financial lead in her challenge to incumbent Rep. Steve King

Data from the DOE's Energy Information Administration through the first three quarters of 2011 shows renewable energy sources continue to grow rapidly and are outpacing the growth rates of fossil fuels and nuclear power.

Market prospects for the year ahead provided little reason to worry that a significant downturn in crop and livestock prices was on the horizon.

The largest U.S. farm organization will turn its lobbying focus in Washington, DC in the year ahead on Obama administration rules and regulations the group says could have the potential to restrict the ability of farmers and ranchers to run their operations as they see fit.