Articles by Philip Brasher

Agri-Pulse Audio Web Page, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack assured lawmakers he would be personally involved in writing the governmentPs new dietary guidelines and indicated he would keep them narrowly focused on nutrition.

Special safety labels for mechanically tenderized meat are likely to take effect as soon as 2016, two years earlier than expected, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told lawmakers. Vilsack also said Congress will need to revise the country-of-origin law for meat unless the admi

The top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee is pressing Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to significantly tighten eligibility rules for farm subsidies.

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Agri-Pulse Audio Web Page The Justice Department requested an emergency stay of a judge's ruling that halted President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

West Coast ports resumed full operations after settlement of a labor dispute that has snarled Asia-bound traffic, hitting meat and fresh fruit exports especially hard.

The Senate Finance CommitteeÐs top Democrat, Ron Wyden, is trying to put the brakes on a bill to give President Obama the fast-track negotiating authority he wants to advance his trade agenda.

The European UnionÐs agriculture commissioner sought to downplay the seriousness of a dispute with the United States over the EUÐs protection of geographical indications, product names such as parmesan and feta cheese. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says talks with Japan going

U.S. Farmers are expected to cut their planting of most major crops in response to sagging commodity prices, but growers will benefit from falling fuel prices and transportation costs, according to the Agriculture Department.

The House voted to make permanent the expired Section 179 expensing allowance, but the popular tax break is likely headed to another temporary extension. Democrats and the White House insist that Republicans find a way to pay for the permanent incentive.