Agri-Pulse staff

The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program delivered through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should have stronger screening for volunteer candidates against terrorist watch lists, according a report from the Government Accountability Office.

A Texas family recently donated $250,000 to establish an endowment to be used solely for developing a plan to attract and retain National FFA Organization advisors and agriculture teachers.

Without comment, the Supreme Court of the U.S. this week declined to hear an appeal by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and several member cooperatives of a lower courtðs decision to grant ðclass actionð status for a suit challenging its herd retirem

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) recently analyzed how the Environmental Protection Agencyðs proposed Clean Power Plan may impact states, regions and the nation.

As quarterfinalists in the $10 million Americas Best Communities competition, 50 small towns in rural America will win $50,000 to develop comprehensive revitalization plans.

Health officials today confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two wild birds in McCracken County, Kentucky, a day after five outbreaks were reported at commercial poultry farms in Iowa. A new outbreak of the H5N2 strain was also confirmed in a flock of 27,00

Tom Vilsack says the continued cuts in USDA's operating budget is making it hard for those who work for the department to do their job well.

The Doan was presented during the NAFB Washington Watch meeting, Monday, April 27 and presented by the NAFB Foundation, through a gift from Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc

USDA is proposing to amend the origin-of-livestock requirements under the department�s organic regulations.

A group of more than 40 farm groups and agricultural companies sent a letter to House and Senate agricultural appropriations leaders supporting increases in the President Barack Obama0s FY 2016 budget for honey bee research activities.