Category Archives: Agriculture News

USDA Launches Program to Support Independent Beef Processors
USDA announced a new initiative that will provide up to $500 million to help small and midsize beef processors remain competitive as historically tight cattle supplies continue to pressure the industr...
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The Ag Report - Irrigation Tips
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House Ag Chair Proposes Sweeping Change in Ag Labor Program
House Agriculture Committee Chairman G. T. Thompson has introduced legislation aimed at expanding the H-2A agricultural guest worker program and addressing long-standing farm labor shortages. P...
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Fertilizer Duties Suspended
President Trump is temporarily suspending countervailing duties on certain phosphate fertilizer imports. USDA says the temporary suspension will increase phosphate fertilizer availability, improve com...
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The Ag Center - Commodity Report for Tuesday, June 30th
Don York Jun 30, 2026

Survey Finds Rural Americans Most Concerned About AI Data Centers
Rural Americans are more concerned than their urban and suburban counterparts about the effects of artificial intelligence data centers, particularly rising electricity costs and the loss of fa...
Don York Jun 29, 2026 DragosCondreaW / Depositphotos.com

New Report Reveals Dairy Heifer Inventories Expected to Rebound in 2027
The U.S. dairy herd has grown to its largest size in three decades, but the supply of replacement heifers is at its lowest level since 1978. That's according to a new report from CoBank. It say...
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The Ag Center - Commodities Report for June 23rd
Don York Jun 23, 2026

The Ag Center - A Valley Family Dairy Farm
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California and Other States Imposing Livestock Movement Restrictions
States across the country are tightening livestock movement rules as concerns grow over the spread of New World screwworm. Federal authorities have confirmed 12 cases of the parasite since June...
Don York Jun 17, 2026 Hackman / Depositphotos.com
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