Category Archives: Agriculture News

 The highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian influenza has now impacted 5.3-million laying hens on an Iowa egg operation, Agri-Pulse reports. The operation represents about 1.5-percent of the tota...

(AP) SAN FRANCISCO California almonds are becoming one of the world’s favorite snacks and creating a multibillion-dollar bonanza for agricultural investors. But the crop extracts a staggering pr...

(AP) SACRAMENTO >> Water use must plummet in each California community under Gov. Jerry Brown's sweeping plan to get through a relentless drought, but regulators on Saturday offered some cities ...

Mexico and other major countries have imposed new import restrictions at the end  after the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was found in the heart of America’s poultry region. Arkansas, Miss...

The American Farm Bureau believes EPA’s proposal to place further restrictions on air quality standards would damage agriculture and rural communities if implemented. Tightening already strict o...

A coalition of family farmers, ranchers, consumer groups and trade groups recently met with White House and U.S. Trade Representative officials to urge support for Country-of-Origin Labeling. National...

After McDonald’s announcement to stop purchasing chicken raised with shared-use antibiotics, Costco announced its efforts to eliminate the sale of chicken and meat from other animals raised with...

USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse will lead six state ag department leaders and 21 U.S. agribusiness and organization leaders on a trade mission to Southeast Asia starting next Monday. Scuse says U.S...

  Nearly 400 farm, nutrition and conservation groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have written congressional budget letters urging Senate and House le...

This week marks another National FFA week. The celebration started in 1948 and each year, runs Saturday to Saturday. More than a half-million students in all 50 states will share the importance of agr...