Marc has reported on agricultural issues since 1993 when he began reporting for the Watertown Daily Times in northern New York. He reported for the Daily Times for 18 years, including more than 14 as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. For the past few years, he reported on tax legislation for Bloomberg BNA. Marc grew up in White Plains, N.Y., and holds a graduate degree from Columbia University. He won several state Associated Press writing contests while reporting for New York newspapers.
The Department of Agriculture will reopen all Farm Service Agency offices for limited services beginning tomorrow, the department said, calling in several thousand employees who have been furloughed during the government shutdown.
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's promise to make higher-ethanol fuel available this summer hasn't convinced industry advocates that the agency will deliver.
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) introduced legislation in recent days to increase thinning of forests suffering from disease and bug infestations, picking up where Republicans left off last year in pressing more intensive forest management.
A dwindling population of wildcats may receive help from Congress, once lawmakers reach a compromise on spending for the current fiscal year.
An apple orchard that's surrounded by cropland produces lower-quality fruit than one surrounded by natural habitats friendlier to bees, researchers at Cornell University have found.