Category Archives: Agriculture News

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, tops President-elect Donald Trump's list to be the next Agriculture Secretary. The question remains, however, whether she will accept the post. Po...

A new study shows the agriculture industry adds nearly 60,000 jobs annually, yet only three percent of high school and college students are aware of the job prospects in agriculture. The survey, spons...

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council Monday unveiled the Hot Dog Ingredients Guide to provide consumers with more information and transparency. The guide details the role each ingredient may play ...

The North American Olive Oil Association has filed a lawsuit against television host Dr. Oz under a largely untested Georgia food libel law, objecting to his claims that much of the imported extra vir...

Mexico says restarting the guest-worker system could address concerns about illegal immigration. Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., Carlos Sada said "There is no need to fight each other," according to ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead in the United States, but if there is one last glimmer of hope, it's that President Barack Obama could still send the trade agreement to Congress. Asked about whe...

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he is likely to have an Agriculture Secretary with ties to Indiana. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who will serve as Trump's Vice President, is...

Six states filed a lawsuit to stop California's new poultry law that prohibits the sale of eggs from chickens that aren't raised within strict space requirements. A federal appeals court says the stat...

The annual Thanksgiving dinner survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of Thanksgiving dinner is estimated at less than $5 per person. The average cost of classic items found at t...

Japan's lower House of Parliament passed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement this week. A German web publication says experts view the move as an empty gesture because U.S. President-elect D...