Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

Senators debated the merits of legislation that would create a national standard for clean energy use in electric energy generation during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing today.

While the House Agriculture Committee considers its development of the 2012 Farm Bill, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management questioned agricultural economists and commodity groups about their views on the Senate Committee-passed version during a Wednesday Farm Bill heari

A congressional conference committee began deliberations yesterday to find a compromise between House and Senate competing surface transportation bills.

The organic trade agreement between the United States and European Union will eliminate multiple trade barriers as well as set an example for other nations, said EU Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida today during the EU Rendezvous Event: Celebrating the EU-US Organic Food Partnership at the Capitol to

The House Agriculture Committee continued its subcommittee series of 2012 Farm Bill hearings today, focusing on specialty crop programs and the largest of Farm Bill titles, the nutrition programs.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack used a conference call with National FFA and 4-H leaders on Monday to extend President Barack Obama’s student loan campaign to the agriculture sector.

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its version of 2012 Farm Bill this afternoon with a total of 16 supporting votes and five negative votes.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations bill today with overall discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013 at $20.785 billion.

Witnesses defended Rural Development program benefits during the first of eight 2012 Farm Bill subcommittee hearings of the House Agriculture