Category Archives: Agriculture News

A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project calls for eliminating agricultural exemptions for the Clean Water Act. They want the Act fixed because it's missed the original goal of getting 10...

Elaine Trevino, the Biden Administration nominee to serve as Chief Ag Negotiator, will take a non-political appointment in the administration.As a result, the White House withdrew her nomination to th...

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall sent a letter to the Biden Administration asking the administration to take the necessary steps to address the high energy costs impacting all Americans. Ov...

Tuesday is International Women's Day and March is Women's History Month.The California Department of Food and Agriculture is highlighting and recognizing the contributions of women farmers in our stat...

Farmers who haven't signed up for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2022 have until March 15th to sign their contracts. The two safety-net programs provide ...

The Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week is March 7-11. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join with the American Farm Bureau in promoting ag safety through the week with the theme...

The Department of Agriculture just announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. In November 2021, the program awarded $18.4 million to three current ...

The Biden Administration announces $450 million in grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. The grants can help ports expand capacity and improve th...

Organic dairy farm production growth is slower than conventional operations, according to new data from USDA's Economic Research Service. Productivity is measured as total factor productivity, the rat...

The Department of Agriculture just released a new USDA Market News Mobile Application. The app provides producers and everyone else in the supply chain with instant access to current and historical ma...