Agri-pulse Daily Voice

The true definition of sustainability is a question that may never have a complete answer, and some in agriculture want to make sure the farm bill doesn’t take a crack at it.

Rural voters were key in the election victory for Donald Trump, and Ray Starling says the president is sympathetic to their issue.

As farm leaders head to Capitol Hill to push for their desires in the upcoming farm bill, a pair of them say the most important lobbying point should be the call for togetherness.

By this time next week, the Department of Agriculture may be a little closer to having an official leader.

The White House rolled out the first budget outline of the Trump administration on Thursday, and it contains some deep cuts to food and ag programs.

A group of ag organizations met with White House economic staffers Wednesday afternoon to tell the administration how they see trade priorities going forward.

A bipartisan pair of ag committee senators want food security concerns to be taken into account when considering company mergers.

President Donald Trump’s preference for bilateral trade agreements is all well and good, but the American Soybean Association wants to see the administration get some deals started.

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance isn’t slowing down on its pledge to hold food companies accountable for their sustainability pledges.

A report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers details the size and economic impact of off-highway equipment manufacturing.

As the House Agriculture Committee is getting ready to write the next farm bill, efforts from Republican leadership may add a wrinkle to the discussions.

The Trump administration may have taken action to stall the Waters of the U.S. rule, but the issue hasn’t completely gone away.

The first commercial highly pathogenic avian influenza detection is a Tennessee flock of breeder chickens, and a state official says procedures to handle it are in place.

As groups get ready for the next farm bill push, the American Soybean Association wants to go to Capitol Hill with a unified voice from agriculture.

Tax reform is said to be a goal for Capitol Hill in the 115th Congress, and how that shakes out will be important for agriculture.

Trump’s speech was light on direct or even tangential connections to agriculture. However, Trump did address trade and regulatory reform.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda has included a preference for bilateral trade agreements over multinational deals, but a trade analyst says that’s not a foolproof fix.

President Donald Trump has said he can make trade deals that will be better for America, and House Agriculture Committee Chair Mike Conaway and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad are willing to give him a shot.

The Department of Agriculture is out with its annual projections for farm production and prices.