Category Archives: Agriculture News

The Department of Agriculture has waived certain notice of loss requirements in 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish and the Livestock Indemnity Program. In...

The U.S. saw growth of almost 31% in net farm income from 2021 through 2022. NFI is a broad measure of farm sector profitability. Researchers with USDA's Economic Research Service used data from the F...

WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialt...

Prices paid for crop seed increased significantly faster than the prices farmers received for crop commodities between 1990 and 2020. During that period, the average prices farmers paid for all seed r...

It appears that a new court ruling means warning labels will not be required on glyphosate products.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court affirmed a district court permanent injunction that prohibits C...

USDA's latest research, based on 2021 data, shows more than 40 million acres of American agricultural land are owned by foreign investors and companies. This corresponds to 3.1% of all privately-held ...

That new pest is called the Carpophilus Beetle.According the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, this beetle is infesting almonds and pistachios in the San Joaquin valley.The C...

The Beef Checkoff-funded Trailblazers program is seeking applications for its next class of beef advocates. Trailblazers, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, takes advocacy t...

A recent report from Rabobank says the outlook for global fertilizer markets is positive in the coming years. However, there are some challenges and potential risks to monitor. The global fertilizer m...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall welcomed the election of Representative Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, to be Speaker of the House. Johnson was the fourth Republican nomin...