Category Archives: Agriculture News

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...

A potential strike at three dozen U.S. ports could upend supply chains and raise prices weeks before election day. Farm Policy News says the International Longshoremen's Association says it will have ...

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office arrest two Fresno County men for stealing nearly 500-pounds of grapes.Authorities say Ag detectives were alerted about a traffic stop that involving a SUV transporti...

The USDA launched the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of Cooperati...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released new guidelines aimed at strengthening documentation in support of environmental or animal-raising labeling claims on meat and poultry products....

Kicking off an expected loosening of U.S. monetary policy, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday. The move brings a larger-than-normal reduction in the cost of...