Sarah Gonzalez

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.

Transparency and outreach are essential for animal agriculture to close the “communication gap” that exists between the industry and the general public, according to several speakers at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 11th annual Stakeholder Summit this week.

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

USDA’s National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) took the opportunity to recognize its thousands of Earth Team volunteers during National Volunteer Week last week.

Rural America appears poised for additional economic gains in the year ahead, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City agricultural and rural analysis written by Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive Jason Henderson and Associate Economist Maria Akers.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized rules under the Dodd-Frank Act today narrowing the definition “swap dealer” and clarifying which commodity market participants must register to face higher oversight.