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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2013 - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions which pave the way for expanded exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan, effective F

A federal appeals court ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must revise its cellulosic biofuel projections for 2012

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin announced that he will not seek re-election for a sixth term.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 – House Republicans advanced their “No Budget, No Pay” bill, that would withhold salaries from members of Congress if either chamber fails to approve a budget by April 15.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 – Three bipartisan senators, including Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced legislation today to extend agricultural disaster assistance programs through 2013.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 – Newly-elected Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., announced today that she has co-sponsored her first two bills in the Senate, one of which is the farm bill.

- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss officially announced today that he will not run for a third term in 2014

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. renewable fuel organizations expressed disappointment today following the recent European Commission decision to continue with plans to allow an anti-dumping duty of 9.6 percent on U.S. ethanol imports

Ethanol supporters challenged assertions from the National Chicken Council about the impact of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on the domestic chicken wing supply in a Super Bowl-inspired battle of words this week.

One of two Republicans on the five-member panel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced her resignation today. Commissioner Jill Sommers, the lead overseer of the MF Global investigation, made her announcement after five years of service.