Sarah Gonzalez

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement includes “new and innovative” proposals with the goal to create a model of how trade should be conducted in the Asia-Pacific region, said United State Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Demetrios Marantis.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8- What led to the misuse of MF Global customer funds is unknown, largely due to the enormous number of transactions made in the hours before the firm’s collapse, said Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine when he testified before the House Committee on Agriculture today.

WASHINGTON, Dec.8- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Jill Sommers testified before the House Committee on Agriculture this morning on the examination of the MF Global bankruptcy. Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine will testify later today in the same hearing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 – The Senate Agriculture Committee used today’s Wall Street Reform Act oversight hearing to question regulators on the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30- Farm Bill hearings will resume at the end of January or the beginning of February, Senator Stabenow told Agri-Pulse today. She said the Senate Agriculture Committee will continue to work with its counterpart in the House to continue fine-tuning Farm Bill negotiations, while us

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is serving 46 million Americans, the highest in the program’s history, said USDA Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon. Rising numbers of recently unemployed or underemployed, as well as th

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10- Agricultural exports are at a record high with more than $137 billion for the fiscal year 2011, according to the latest USDA agricultural trade data.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9- The Supreme Court heard arguments today regarding whether a California state law requiring the immediate euthanization of downed livestock should be overturned. The justices seemed inclined toward the argument that the California law encroaches on federal law under the Federal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry questioned an EPA administrator today on the implications of Chesapeake Bay Watershed pollutant regulations for the area’s producers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2- With the Congressional “Supercommittee” on the verge of proposing its deficit reduction plan within the month, the American Farmland Trust is prepared with conservation-minded policy reforms for the 2012 Farm Bill.