Agri-Pulse staff

The president of the National Corn Growers Association today told a House Agriculture subcommittee that "it's important to acknowledge that farm bill conservation programs have had significant positive impacts over the past several decades

With a bipartisan vote of 312-111, the House of Representatives approved Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s, R-Mo., bill to help small and rural businesses obtain loans and create jobs through revisions to the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, announced tonight that the Committee will begin marking up the 2012 Farm Bill on Thursday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Committee’s hearing room, 328-A of the Russell Senate Office Building.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the Global Food Policy Report, the first in a new annual series.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released its farm policy report today, “Ensuring the Harvest: Crop Insurance and Credit for a Healthy Farm and Food Future,” which recommends USDA offer a whole-farm revenue insurance program for diversified, small and organic farms.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. today released the agency’s “Global Engagement Report” on the steps the agency takes to monitor imported food, drugs, medical devices, and other regulated products.

Congressmen Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Joe Courtney, D-Conn., hosted a briefing with animal agriculture representatives for congressional staff about their concerns with legislation introduced in the House that would codify an agreement between the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the

The Senate Agriculture Committee released the language of its 2012 Farm Bill Committee Print today.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow provided a summary of the Committee’s 2012 Farm Bill print to be released later today.

Attaching conservation compliance to the crop insurance program would cause numerous unintended consequences, according to a group of 31 agricultural organizations in a letter sent today to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.