Agri-pulse Daily Voice

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says it’s too early to have a precise picture on the agricultural impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but the devastation is becoming a little clearer.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says Congress needs to come up with a fix for a problem in funding forest fire prevention activities.

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is throwing its weight behind a new documentary that deals with the science of a changing food supply.

President Donald Trump was in North Dakota on Wednesday to lay out his goals for tax reform, including full repeal of the estate tax.

The Senate is gearing up to consider Trump administration appointees for Department of Agriculture positions.

At some point during the month of September, the crop protection industry is hoping to move reauthorization of key legislation for the sector.

Thursday was the final day to provide comments on the EPA’s next batch of proposed volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says President Donald Trump understands the benefits agriculture receives from the North American Free Trade Agreement despite his public threats to pull the U.S. from the deal.

The House Agriculture Committee is hearing from producers near the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, today, and representatives for the nation’s corn and soy producers plan to push for protection of their prized programs.

Hurricane Harvey has unleashed historic rainfall on Houston and other parts of Southeastern Texas, and the region’s cotton production hasn’t been spared from the storm.

Estimates from the western leg of the Farm Journal crop tour came in just a little higher than the projections from the Department of Agriculture.

With Hurricane Harvey set to make landfall, the Department of Agriculture is offering advice for those in the path of the storm.

The National Farmers Union wants to go on offense to promote the use of higher blends of renewable fuels.

Talks are underway to update the nation’s tax code, and a member of the Senate Finance Committee tells Agri-Pulse that he thinks the upper chamber is ready to address the issue.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s comments to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have been put under a microscope this week in Washington.

The first round of talks for the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement closed on Sunday, and more negotiations are right around the corner.

Health care access remains a major hurdle for rural communities, and a Virginia FFA member wants to help change that.

When people talk about moving to New York City, being an advocate for agriculture typically isn’t part of their plans.

Traditionally, FFA has been sows, cows, and plows. But more and more, students from urban environments are finding their place in the organization.

Cole Ketterling is making a decision that fewer and fewer people make; he wants to head back to his family farm.