Category Archives: Agriculture News

  U.S. organic sales soared to new highs in 2020. The increase marked the first time that total sales of organic food and non-food products have surpassed the $60 billion mark, according to the O...

  The National FFA Organization will hold its annual in-person convention this fall in Indianapolis. The event, which traditionally brings more than 65,000 attendees, will take place October 27-3...

  For some farmers in California, there’s not enough water to grow a crop this year. Bloomberg News reports farmers north of San Francisco are not participating in farmers’ markets or...

According to the UC researchers and the California Farm Bureau Federation, pouring water onto farmland in the wintertime could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies. This manage...

  Trade talks are underway between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, as part of a two-day summit regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement is nearing its first anniversary, an...

The California Farm Bureau Federation issued the following in a news release: Land that produces food and farm products also provides crucial conservation and climate benefits and federal conservation...

  Rabobank says hog prices are sharply higher in many markets worldwide as processors are scrambling to find adequate supplies. Higher disease losses in key growing regions, along with the laggin...

  National Farmers Union members are meeting with lawmakers to advocate legislative solutions to address climate change. NFU members are participating in the virtual meetings this week and next w...

  The April Ag Economy Barometer was 178, virtually unchanged from a month earlier. Last month, the index stood at 177, and just five points below its all-time high of 183 set back in October. Co...

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jenny Moffit as Agriculture Department undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs. Moffitt is Undersecretary at the California Department of Food and Ag...