Articles by Agri-Pulse staff

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.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27– The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued certificates of protection to developers of 45 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean, oat, potato, ryegrass, sorghum, soybean, watermelon and wheat.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27– U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) are lead sponsors on legislation that would clarify congressional intent regarding the Agriculture Hours-of-Service (AgHOS) regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26- Advocates say recent developments, including an annual report showing America’s small wind turbine industry experienced substantial growth in 2010, and a bill introduced in the Senate that would expand a 30% business investment for community wind projects, are signs that wind e

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2011–Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced today 23 new grants to research and extension programs working to help organic producers and processors.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23– A federal judge ruled that the lawsuit claiming corn processors practiced false advertising in a campaign rebranding high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as “corn sugar” campaign will go forward.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 21, 2011 –Mexico today lifted tariffs on U.S. exports and the U.S. government last week granted the first permit to a Mexican trucking firm to haul goods into the United States.