Articles by Philip Brasher

President Obama makes the case for his political agenda Tuesday with a State of the Union message that will challenge the GOP congressional majority on tax policy while likely reaching out to Republicans on trade

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2015 0 Critics of the corn ethanol industry want to put the Senate on record calling for an end to the annual usage mandates for the biofuel. An amendment that Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., are

The dairy program created by the new farm bill is proving to have nationwide appeal and attracting big farms in California, Idaho and Texas. In California, which is by far the nation0s largest producer of milk, 69 percent of the state0s 1,515 farms enrolled in

Freshman Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst will give the Republican response to President Obama s state of the union address next Tuesday.

More than 100 conservation projects aimed at protecting water quality, restoring critical wildlife habitat and addressing other environmental challenges will get federal matching funds under a groundbreaking program authorized by the new farm bill. The 115 projects include one aimed at pre

Freshman Rep. David Young, R-Iiowa, has been awarded a seat on the House Appropriations subcommittee that controls spending for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration.

The Obama administration is launching a new push for expanding high-speed Internet service in rural areas and other underserved parts of the country.

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More than half of the nation's dairy farms have signed up for the Margin Protection Program, created by the new farm bill to protect farmer incomes from spikes in feed costs and collapses in milk prices. The more than 23,000 enrolled farms have about 59 percent of total U.S.

House Democrats denied Republicans a veto-proof margin on the Keystone XL pipeline, ensuring that the standoff with the White House with the project is likely to continue.