Agri-pulse Daily Voice

This week, Agri-Pulse will be introducing you to current members of the National FFA Organization and future leaders of the fields of agriculture, business, and education.

Conservation compliance was one of the big changes in the 2014 farm bill, and a USDA official says that has brought about uniformity across different geographies and production systems.

A new poll from Morning Consult and the American Farm Bureau Federation shows broad support for reforming the American tax code.

The pork industry is concerned that new U.S. trade tensions with China could result in retaliation against U.S. farm sectors.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says Sam Clovis is the right pick to lead USDA’s research efforts despite criticisms to the contrary.

Farm bill observers will have to wait a little longer to see spending priorities from the leader of the House Agriculture Committee.

It’s no secret that the number of ag lawmakers in Congress is dwindling, which requires ag committee leadership in both chambers to look for ways to get more lawmakers on their side.

On Wednesday, two Republican senators joined President Donald Trump in unveiling an immigration bill that reforms the green card program, but does not address H-2A agricultural workers.

A pair of Corn Belt governors say the proposed blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard are good, but could be better.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been visiting with stakeholders about what the future might hold for the Waters of the U.S. rule.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Mexico last week to see his Mexican counterpart Jose Calzada and take a look at the impact of U.S. agriculture across the border.

As the Trump administration looks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, one of the most important aspects for agriculture might be how the talks treat biotechnology.

FFA members are in Washington this week for the annual State President’s Conference, and some influential voices in town sound like they might want them to come back.

Members of the House Agriculture Committee will hear from witnesses today about what the North American Free Trade Agreement means to their respective industries.

National Pork Producers Council CEO Neil Dierks says a House bill dealing with interstate commerce and regulation could solve a looming problem for agriculture.

The Department of Agriculture is sending some additional help to the drought-stricken Dakotas and Montana both in the form of expanded use of USDA programs and additional staff.

Senate appropriators on Thursday approved a bill to fund the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration in fiscal year 2018.

Department of Agriculture officials are seeking to reassure consumers that a detected case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, never entered the nation’s food supply.

An expert in Corn Belt farmland says the market is in the favor of buyers, and many of those buyers are producers keeping the land in use.

On the same day his trade negotiators outlined their NAFTA priorities, President Donald Trump offered his thoughts on the current trade climate.