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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Agriculture Future of America (AFA) presented Agri-Pulse Editor Sara R. Wyant with their 2011 Leader in Agriculture award during an award dinner and ceremony Friday evening, along with co-honoree Paul F. Engler
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2- An additional attempt to approve either a two-year moratorium or a repeal of what many describe as a costly and duplicative pesticide application permit
Allan Johnson, Agri-Pulse Marketing Director and former U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy undersecretary for rural development, received the 2011 Agribusiness Award during the 38th annual Harvest Bowl awards ceremony
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28- The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously yesterday to approve a $4.5 billion subsidy to expand broadband Internet service to approximately 18 million people. Chairman Julius Genachowski said the program could create hundreds of thousands of jobs in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2011—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will support crop insurance education and outreach in 47 states. Awards totaling approximately $13.6 million from two RMA programs—Targeted Stat
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees condemned Senate Democrats today for delaying action on the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R. 872), which is intended to curb implementation of what they say is an overly costly and redundant EPA pesticide permit
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2011– The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the class action suit filed by black farmers against U.S. Department of Agriculture. Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following st
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28- The Department of Labor extended the comment period on a proposed rule that would restrict the activities of younger workers on family farms and ranches. Senators Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) sent the Labor Department a letter this Tuesday, Oct. 25, seeking an
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28- The Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) sent a letter yesterday to the four principal agriculture committee leaders to make its case for improvements to several 2008 Farm Bill Energy Title programs that are being reviewed by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
