Philip Brasher

The House Ag Committee’s new farm bill heads to the floor with some significant Democratic support behind it. Seven committee Democrats voted for the measure. But the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Amy Klobuchar, says the legislation wo... See more

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Navy could escort ships through the Persian Gulf has done little to stem the rise of fertilizer prices caused by the widening Middle East conflict. As of Thursday, vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was sti... See more

Republicans moved their farm bill out of the House Agriculture Committee early today after a marathon, highly partisan debate. The measure is now headed to the House floor although it could well face the same fate as the 2024 legislation, which never got ... See more

Luke Lindberg, USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is the leading contender to become executive director of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, sources tell Agri-Pulse. Cindy McCain annou... See more

| American cotton growers are in search of some good news heading into spring planting. Brazil has surpassed U.S. farmers in exports, while China is boosting production of man-made fibers, making them even more cost-competitive with American cotton, indus... See more