Agri-Pulse staff

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be traveling through Europe next week in hopes of discussing the expansion of agricultural trade and the importance of agriculture?s role in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $25 million in funding for research and Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease.

As part of The Good Growth Plan launched last fall, Syngenta is awarding ideas that support one or more of the plan’s six commitments to address global food security.

The House spent several hours Wednesday debating a $142 billion spending bill for the USDA and FDA for fiscal year 2015, approving a raft of amendments, but adjourned without voting on the measure.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications June 16 from energy facilities interested in receiving forest or agricultural residues to generate clean energy.

Cargill Inc. has announced intentions to move completely to group housing for sows that produce hogs for pork

Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce the appointment of Spencer Chase as an associate editor.

The U.S. Department of Transportation granted a one-year exemption to the Hours-of-Service requirement for the transportation of livestock, the agency announced today.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the nomination period for Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Sunday, June 15, 2014.

Organizations representing wheat producers and millers in Australia, Canada and the United States confirmed their support for the future commercialization of biotechnology for the crop today. The renewed pledge involves eight new organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the