U.S. Ordered to Reduce Crop Supports
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GENEVA, Sept. 8 -- The United States was ordered to withdraw some of its support for producers of cotton and other commodities, according to a World Trade Organization report made public Wednesday.
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The Bush administration announced new rules Thursday to allow U.S. farmers who grow tomatoes, strawberries and other crops to continue using methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting pesticide that had been scheduled to be phased out worldwide next year.
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The Bush administration issued a new rule Wednesday streamlining the planning process for the nation&#39;s 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands.
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A federal judge in Washington has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct more detailed reviews of applications to plant experimental plots of genetically engineered crops.
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President Bush on Monday signed an executive order lifting the remaining US commercial sanctions against Libya after determining the African nation has met all of the US requirements for eliminating its programs on weapons of mass
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Geneva - The US yesterday appealed against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that government subsidies paid to the US cotton industry were illegal, trade sources said.
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Trying to tighten the federal budget, the Bush administration on Wednesday proposed to reduce farm payments $18 billion over the next five years.
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US imports to resume in March The USDA ruling also recognizes the country as a minimal-risk region for mad cow disease. By Daniel Goldstein.
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New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress that most Americans are  overweight and need to eat more vegetables, fruits and whole  grains.
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US farmers will see their exports slip 10% in 2005, a government report says, bringing to an end 50 years of being a net exporter of food.
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The United States should abandon its   $20 billion-a-year farm subsidy system in favor of programs   that protect farmer income through insurance policies and land   stewardship, a blue-ribbon panel said on Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 2 (IPS) - European Union officials have signalled that they  will ban subsidies for biofuels in cases where their production  causes serious environmental damage.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday proposed to reduce farm payments $18 billion over the next five years
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CRAWFORD, Texas From the president on down, the Bush administration is pledging to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that penalizes US exports.
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The World Trade Organisation on Wednesday ordered the US to withdraw some of its support programmes for cotton farmers, accusing Washington of illegal export subsidies or domestic payments higher than permitted by WTO rules.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 4--The Bush administration is proposing an $87.8 billion farm bill that would cut overall agricultural spending, boost funding of conservation programs and reduce the number of wealthy farmers eligible for taxpayer subsidies.
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Just in time to complicate spring planting, the federal government is preparing to issue what agriculture officials call the most sweeping restrictions on the shipment of nursery plants ever