Category Archives: Agriculture News

One of the big challenges of irrigating crops is dealing with water sources containing salt.Over time, repeated irrigation from these sources lead to salt accumulation and damaging soil fertility.To h...

A new economic study paints a troubling picture of the potential results a new U.S.-China trade war could have on hundreds of thousands of rural communities. It shows that American-imposed tariffs wou...

The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service will host its first-ever trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, February 3-6, 2025.Current and potential exporters interested in participating should apply for con...

Ag tractors sales dropped by 19% in September of this year across the country compared to September 2023. New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says combine sales also fell during t...

USDA is announcing an additional $250 million in automatic payments for distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers. This step continues USDA's commitment to keeping farmers and ranchers fina...

The legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the Farm Bill passed uncer...

In a news release, Tulare County Public Health announces that the department, in coordination with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has co...

The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council called on the administration to immediately intervene in the port labor strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports. The dairy orga...

The September Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reached its lowest readings since March 2016. Declining income expectations pushed farmer sentiment down as the barometer fell to 88, and...

Now that the farm bill extension reached its deadline on Monday, what's next? Farm Policy News says while the bill expired, the funds don't run out until the end of the year. Some lawmakers, including...