Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

The Senate confirmed a long list of pending nominees for executive branch positions Thursday

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday named conferees to reconcile differences in farm bill legislation approved by the Senate and House of Representatives, according to an announcement by Senator Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

Today, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the European Union (EU) will continue to provide U.S. beef producers with significant access, at zero duty, to the EU market for high-quality beef produced from non-hormone-treate

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to President Barack Obama expressing concerns over “the continued delay and politicization of the approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The agricultural biotechnology companies that develop genetically modified seeds — or GMOs — created an online portal to provide information and answer questions about GMOs and agriculture.

Natural Resources Conservation Service Acting Chief Jason Weller was today named permanent head of that agency, seven months after succeeding former Chief Dave White

United States Cattlemen's Association (USCA) will lead Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) supporters in intervening in the lawsuit filed on July 8 by groups wanting to halt the implementation of new COOL regulations.

Three agriculture-related groups sent a letter today to the leaders of the House Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee reiterating their position in opposition to a farm bill containing a risk management program that would tie planted acres to fixed refe

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that the final Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) rule is on public display and will be published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 29, 2013

A report released today by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) predicts moderate inflation for 2014