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By a 239-184 margin, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, which would curtail the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke state-approved permits

The top two Republicans in Congress blasted President Barack Obama today for failing to deliver his own deficit reduction plan

President Barack Obama and top Congressional leaders are scheduled to meet again today to discuss a deficit reduction deal, after weekend talks failed to narrow the differences over the size and scope of the package.

Tom Jones has resigned as chairman of the Cattleman's Beef Board.

The days of big increases in conservation spending may be over, but there could be ways to deliver more voluntary conservation “bang for the buck” according to those participating in the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry audit hearings on farm policy T

VEETC future not certain

Both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee held mock markups of the three long-pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea on Thursday, but Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided on whether or not to include Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

President Barack Obama praised Thursday’s bipartisan meeting with top congressional leaders as “very constructive” and said staff, as well as leaders, will be working over the weekend with plans to convene again Sunday

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the United Egg Producers (UEP) announced an historic agreement to work on new federal legislation for all 280 million hens involved in U.S. egg production

The USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) proposed marketing rule would have devastating impacts on the poultry and livestock industries