Continuity the rule for Senate ag committee membership 01.23.2019 By Jay Sjerven Only two new members, one Democrat and one Republican, named to committee.Read More
U.S.D.A. moves to mitigate shutdown impact on farmers, the poor 01.09.2019 By Jay Sjerven Plan would sustain food nutrition programs through February.Read More
U.S.D.A. launches second round of trade mitigation payments 12.18.2018 By Jay Sjerven U.S.D.A. to pay $9.57 billion to producers to compensate for lost export sales.Read More
Congress passes the 2018 farm bill by overwhelming majorities 12.13.2018 By Jay Sjerven Bill passed on to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.Read More
Ag Outlook plenary session to highlight precision biotechnology 12.12.2018 By Eric Schroeder Plenary session to be moderated by president of Agri-Pulse.Read More
Farm bill accord held up by forestry provisions 11.28.2018 By Jay Sjerven Other contentious issues seem close to resolution.Read More
China grain production revisions alter world supply-and-demand outlook 11.14.2018 By Jay Sjerven Notably, there were no changes to the U.S.D.A.’s forecasts for China’s corn import and export forecasts for 2018-19.Read More
Broader gains seen from calorie numbers in eateries 11.06.2018 By Josh Sosland May encourage wiser eating habits all day.Read More
U.S.D.A. holds Russian wheat export forecast at 35 million tonnes 10.17.2018 By Jay Sjerven Department makes no mention of Russian government limits on exports.Read More
Q&A: How biofortification could improve wheat’s nutritional qualities 10.16.2018 By Anna Wiber A recent study explores how wheat could be naturally enhanced without sacrificing yield.Read More