Articles by Sara Wyant

When David Graves was hand-picked from Sen. Thad Cochran’s staff to lead the Rice Miller’s Association in 1989, the U.S. congressional map was not his “friend.”

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy wrapped up a two-day tour in the nation’s heartland, visiting a farm near Columbia, Kansas, and speaking yesterday to the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City

New study explores reducing the federal highway fuel tax by one penny and then indexing the rate to inflation to solve highway trust fund woes

If farmers' political influence was measured strictly by the number of farm operators, 1935 would have been a very good year. Peaking at 6.8 million out of a total U.S. population of 127 million, farmers represented slightly more than 5 percent of U.S. citizens&

the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has filed an interim rule with the Federal Register today, allowing USDA to move forward with changes to crop insurance provisions, as authorized in the 2014 farm bill

Advocates for a tax incentive aimed at helping owners conserve farmland, woodlands and open spaces passed an important milestone Tuesday – gaining support from 219 cosponsors – a majority -- in the House of Representatives

The United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for the full range of U.S. beef and beef product exports to Hong Kong - consistent with access prior to December 2003, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The White House issued a strongly worded veto threat on the agricultural appropriations bill, pitting First Lady Michelle Obama firmly against House republicans

There are some clear winners and losers in the primary elections held in eight states yesterday, while at least one race remains up in the air. The closely-watched Mississippi contest between Sen. Thad Cochran, the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and his conservative GOP challen

How many of your tax dollars are paying for essential programs and services? And how much money is being spent improperly?