Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

Fred Stokes, the president of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and lawyer Dan Owen with Kansas City law firm Polsinelli Shugart LLC, clarified the scope and objectives of a lawsuit filed Thursday evening to challenge the beef checkoff program and stop funds from going to the National

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today 153 cases of a strain of influenza virus related to swine, most of which occurred at county fairs, from July 12 to August 9.

In light of today’s USDA crop report, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) urged the Administration to waive penalties for early withdrawals from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

The governors of Maryland and Delaware requested that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the next year.

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Garry Niemeyer released a statement in response to USDA reports that estimated the U.S. corn yield this year to be its lowest in 17 years.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today a six percent increase in its Food Price Index for July 2012. The spike was largely driven by a surge in grain and sugar prices, while international prices of meat and dairy mostly sustained.

The Department of Agriculture announced tougher sanctions for those misusing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) today. The updated measures include tougher financial sanctions for retailers that defraud the program and new requirements for States to ensure benefits go solely to eligi

The American Sugar Alliance released a study of Europe’s 2006 sugar policy reform during its 29th International Sweetener Symposium in an effort to deter opponents of U.S. sugar policy from implementing similar changes.

Following a petition from livestock, poultry and dairy industry members and a similar appeal from 156 members of the House, 25 U.S. senators today urged EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to use her waiver authority to adjust the corn-ethanol mandate for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Rabobank’s International Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) released a study last week predicting continued pressure for cattle feeders in the United States.