Category Archives: Agriculture News

Meatpacker JBS and chicken company Pilgrim's Pride Corporation say they'll pay 100 dollars to American workers who voluntarily get the COVID-19 vaccine. Yahoo News Dot Com says thousands of U.S. meatp...

The flurry of last-minute regulations from the Trump administration includes a final rule concerning Domestic Hemp Production. The Department of Agriculture published the final rule notice in the Fede...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Researchers say the number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The agency will be expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and...

A recent study finds rural residents are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor tracks the dynamic nature of public opinion as vaccine developm...

A new analysis of independent data for 2020 shows that new COVID-19 infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers were five times lower in December than in May. Meanwhile, rates in the general popu...

A top farm organization leader says it is time to “turn the page” on partisan politics. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall made the comments during an opening press conference as part of t...

The U.S. government says it will raise tariffs on certain products coming into the country from the European Union. Reuters says those products include wines from France and Germany, as well as aircra...

China is a long way from meeting the commitments in its trade deal with the U.S. Farm Progress.com says the latest data shows the Southeast Asian nation has imported just over half the goods it promis...

America's blueberry growers including those in California are forming a new coalition called the American Blueberry Growers Alliance. The goal is to seek relief from rising imports that are harming th...