Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

ROME, Oct. 10 - Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, the United Nations' three Rome-based agencies said in the global hunger report published today.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12- The National Weather Service (NWS) today released its assessment of a decade-long restructuring, The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS).

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12- Corn and soybean production are down one percent from the September forecasts, according to USDA’s 2011 crop production report released this morning. Cotton production is up slightly, as well as orange production, which is up one percent from last season.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced a 30-day extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on animal disease traceability.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6- Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) and Cong. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) introduced $40 billion in farm bill cuts yesterday.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, which is run by Secretary Karen Ross, a former USDA Chief of Staff, received over $18.6 million in specialty crop grants from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture today.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to add two new staff members to the Natural Resources and Environment mission area and the Risk Management Agency.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—The executive board of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives this week approved a set of priorities for farmer co-ops in the next farm bill.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29- The American Soybean Association today released its proposal for the 2012 Farm Bill, "Risk Management for America’s Farmers."

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26- Senate Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement Monday night that will keep the government running until November 18 and provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the funds to continue disaster relief. The Senate approved the six-week continuing resolut