Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting he restore grain inspection services at the Port of Vancouver in Washington State.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provided a six-month update on USDA’s progress implementing the 2014 Farm Bill, confirming that a report outlining how the agency would reorganize to accommodate a new Under Secretary for Trade will be delayed.

USDA today released a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap outlining voluntary strategies the U.S. livestock industry can use to accelerate adoption of methane digesters and other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020.

Agricultural groups praised a bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today that eliminates a duplicative permit requirement for pesticide application.

Supporters of federally revised school nutrition standards are citing studies and testimonials that children are accepting the healthier food, but the School Nutrition Association (SNA) is requesting more flexibility for its members struggling to finance the changes.

USDA issued a reminder today that producers must have a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (AD-1026) on file in order to receive federal crop insurance subsidies, as mandated by the 2014 Farm Bill.

The Environmental Working Group hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill Wednesday where researchers and doctors sought to persuade EPA to reject Dow AgroScience’s application for a new herbicide mix called Enlist Duo.

Although EPA has been trying to ease controversy surrounding the agency’s proposal to re-define “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the effort has had little effect on the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).

The. House of Representatives passed a bill today that provides tax breaks for charitable giving, including an enhanced tax incentive for conservation of farmland and other open areas.

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a bill today that would invalidate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule re-defining “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA).