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With California entering its third year of drought and near-term prospects for precipitation looking bleak, state and industry officials say they are taking whatever steps are available to

The farm bill under negotiation is expected to have an energy title that has mandatory funding for farm energy programs, closely following a version adopted by

After more than three years of focusing on a new farm bill and a host of other domestic priorities, the topic of “international trade” is once again taking top billing. Negotiators continue to

Congress is poised to approve legislation this week that would fund the federal government, including USDA and FDA, through

More fighting over a dairy policy solution for a long-term farm bill continues to bog down action, as lawmakers now eye

Most members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are millionaires, according to personal financial disclosure data compiled by

As more pork processors and food companies announce plans to source hogs from farms that provide additional room for pregnant sows, animal welfare groups are pushing for even more

Tobacco farmers will not lose out on their annual Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) due to sequestration, USDA confirmed Tuesday. But that leaves a question not even

The bitter cold that has sent so much of the nation into a tizzy has apparently caused minimal problems for the agriculture sector, but could prompt some residual problems, producers say. Livestock producers, still rattled by an unseasonal October blizzard that killed

So 2014 is beginning the same way 2013 ended, with agriculture stakeholders waiting impatiently for lawmakers to approve a five-year farm bill. And while the farm community is focusing on passage and implementation of that legislation, there are lots of other big issues that will likely gain