Category Archives: Agriculture News

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is investing in domestic fertilizer projects to strengthen competition for U.S. agriculture. The funding comes via the Fertilizer Production and Expansion P...

The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau led a coalition of over 900 ag stakeholders in supporting what they feel is a needed “fix” to California's Prop 12 in the n...

Alexis Taylor, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, announced funding for the first five projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Export initiative. The ASCE initiati...

California Department of Pesticide Regulation data shows that 97% of all fresh fruit and vegetables tested by the department contain little or no pesticide residue.The department also announced that m...

A new report from The Hill says that pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and agriculture interests have combined to spend over $400 million lobbying Congress on a new farm bill. The Union for Concerned Sci...

President Biden increased tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 of 1974's Trade Act. The hike goes on $18 billion worth of imports from China, prompting significant concerns that China might impo...

Solar energy is gaining traction across the country, and Farm Journal says it's surprising how much solar companies pay farmers to lease their ground.A survey of farmers shows the majority are being o...

Farmdoc Daily says the 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms that U.S. farmers continue getting older. The average age of the U.S. farmer is 58.1 years as of the 2022 Census. The share of farmers betwee...

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and John Cornyn (R-TX) are calling for enhanced interagency coordination in the federal response to the avian flu outbreak. In a letter, the senat...

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights. It's the seventh year of the contest, supported by Ne...