Category Archives: Agriculture News

The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors is accepting grant proposals designed to help improve the American sheep industry. At the request of the American Sheep Industry Assoc...

The number of farmers responding to surveys from the National Agricultural Statistics Service has dropped in recent years. Ag Web Dot Com looked into response rates after a new study from the American...

The agricultural trade deficit, or the value of exports from the U.S. versus imports into the country, increased in the first eight months of the fiscal year. USDA data says the deficit was at $15.2 b...

USDA proposed amendments to all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders, and national ag groups shared their reaction, including the American Farm Bureau. President Zippy Duvall says they've called for FMMO ...

The USDA released updates to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. The 332-page proposal would restore a rule that makes the Class 1 milk price the higher-of the price of Class 3 and Class 4 for a month....

Rabobank's 2024 July 4th Barbecue Index reached an unprecedented level this year. Hosting a ten-person barbecue on the Fourth of July will cost $99, the highest total on record. This year, beef, beer,...

The future of farming in California will be display later this year.It's being called the premier event for ag robotics and automation.FIRA USA will be held this fall at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in...

China has banned meat exports from a West Coast cold storage facility near the Port of Oakland after traces of the feed additive ractopamine were found in beef shipments. The Food Safety and Inspectio...

Reaction continues to be mixed to the farm bill framework released by Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR). Farm Credit Council applauded Senate Ag leaders for putting out ideas to m...

Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee, released details about the Senate Republican-drafted framework answering the call for a "farmer-focused" farm bill. "From the on...