White House says more farm subsidy cuts needed
The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week.
APNewsBreak: NM horse slaughter plant to open soon
The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress ...
USAID head says food aid changes are urgent
The head of the Obama administration's international food aid efforts says a proposal to shift the way food is delivered abroad could help an ...
Rural elderly could lose rental assistance
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says 15,000 low-income elderly and disabled people in rural areas could lose rental subsidies because of ...
Iowa governor holds hearing on releasing killer
Iowa's governor has called a rare public hearing Wednesday to gather input on whether he should free an inmate widely credited with turning his life ...
USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty
A federal program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding is expanding to six states, ...
Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and ...
GOP pillories administration's sequester prep
House Republicans are accusing the Obama administration of poorly preparing for the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts while at the same time ...
Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos
An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U
Federal workers brace for furloughs
First there was a two-year pay freeze. Now furloughs loom, as federal agencies make personnel costs a prime target for across-the-board budget cuts ...
Military leaders welcome House GOP budget bill
A massive House Republican measure to keep the government operating would ease some of the pain of automatic spending cuts slamming the Defense ...
Meat inspector furloughs several months away
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has acknowledged that it will be "several months" before meat inspectors are furloughed as part of across-the-board ...
Farm bill would save less than previously thought
Farm bills passed by the Senate and a House committee last year would save far less money than previously thought, according to a new estimate ...
Iowa meatpacking town fears impact of federal cuts
Automatic federal budget reductions set to take effect Friday could fall like a meat ax on the small Iowa town of Columbus Junction, where a sprawling ...
White House warns of food safety cuts
Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store. A White ...
Proposed agreement squashes US, Mexico tomato war
A proposed agreement on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico would strengthen anti-dumping enforcement and reset minimum wholesale prices, the Commerce ...
New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools. For the first time, the government is ...
THE RESET: Familiar faces on Obama's 2nd-term team
President Barack Obama is much of the way through completing his second-term Cabinet and top White House staff. For many of those chosen so far, it's ...
USDA offers loans to farmers who grow for locals
With interest in locally grown food soaring, the federal government said Tuesday it has created a small loan program to help community farmers who ...
Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity
Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans not to rush to ...
Deal will prevent spike in milk prices
A potential doubling of milk prices will be averted as part of the compromise that White House and congressional bargainers reached on wide-ranging ...
Deal reached for stopping spike in milk prices
The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired ...
Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013
Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his "full ...
Ag secretary sees common ground on gun control
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Newtown school shootings have changed the gun control debate and that rural America is ready to be part of ...
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