Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 – The Agriculture Department issued a proposed rule today that would modify the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under the U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski briefed Senate Democrats yesterday on a new version of a continuing resolution that locks in cuts required under the sequester signed by President Obama last week, but gives agencies more flexibility to transfer funding.

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2014, will be “sorely missed,” said Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today introduced legislation eliminating a regulation that requires agriculture industry professionals to obtain a hazardous material endorsement before transporting diesel fuel.

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 – Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., (R-MS), today asked stakeholders and the public to make recommendations on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Tra

The American Farm Bureau Federation (Farm Bureau), American Soybean Association (ASA), and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced their commitment to an industry-led agreement addressing regulatory responsibilities for post-patent seed technology.

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 – More than 300 clean energy and clean transportation projects started in 2012 are expected

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 – More than 270 organizations, food businesses and farms today asked the federal government

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced H.R. 935, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 yesterday, including Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-NC, and Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.

Defending the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) will be the top priority for NCGA in the upcoming year. According to the largest commodity group’s voting delegates, the RFS2 and crop insurance are important issues to address and protect in 2013.