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Noting that three years of negotiations had produced very little in way of reforming the beef checkoff, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he might just handle it on his own.

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to promote increased cooperation and communication between the organizations in their efforts to make watershed‐level water quality impro

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 - USDA’s country of origin meat labeling mandate (COOL) “violates our international trade obligations and discriminates against two of our largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. . . . We don’t believe there is any regulatory fix that will bring the U.S. COOL rule int

While the cattle industry’s well-known slogan may say “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner,” it looks like beef checkoff reform is still struggling to stay on the menu.

Veto recommended on bill aimed at gutting ‘Waters of U.S.’ rule

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that $328 million in conservation funding is being invested as he provided an update on his visit with President Obama about the farm bill

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller, D-W. VA., and Ranking Member John Thune, R-S.D., introduced legislation Monday afternoon to increase the efficiency of the Surface Transportation Board.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that Congress consider reducing the level of federal premium subsidies for revenue crop insurance programs, saying the government could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year “with limited costs to individual farmers.”

Organizations representing hog farmers in the U.S., Australia, Chile and Mexico are calling on negotiators on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to come up with a “comprehensive, high-quality” agreement that eliminates tariffs on nearly all products, including pork.

Congress returns from its August recess this week with House Republicans taking direct aim at several environmental proposals, including the EPA’s controversial plan to clarify just what waters it has jurisdiction over under the Clean Water Act.