Agri-Pulse staff

Agri-Pulse Communications announces the addition of Bill Tomson to help the company continue to expand its news coverage on Capitol Hill.

The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Cattlemen€s Beef Association have asked a federal court to stop federal land use management plans that would prohibit grazing on millions of acres of federal lands to provide habitat for the greater sage grouse.

EPA is proposing a plan to stop poisonings caused by accidental ingestion of the herbicide paraquat, which can also cause severe injuries or death from skin or eye exposure.

Iowans are strongly in favor of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to a recent poll conducted by the Des Moines Register.

Vehicle travel in the U.S. in 2015 was almost 4 percent above its 2007 level, but motor gasoline consumption has not exceeded its previous peak in 2007, according to the Energy Information Administrations (EIAs) most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO&

Kids from all 50 states are being challenged to come up with a healthy, affordable lunch recipe tasty enough to be served at the White House.

Demand response in the electricity market involves the targeted reduction of electricity use during times of high demand and, in response, customers receive incentives for these reductions.

The White House wants to double clean energy research funding and increase investments across renewable sources, advanced transportation, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, and advanced manufacturing, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the President€s fiscal year

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered a halt to enforcement of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until legal challenges are resolved. Twenty-seven states have challenged the CPP in court, arguing that the plan oversteps federal authority to limit carbon emission

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016  FDA is taking another look at its food safety testing program for cheese made with raw milk, after cheesemakers raised concerns that the criteria the agency is using may be limiting production of those cheeses without benefiting public health.