Category Archives: Agriculture News

  Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid intended for agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative. Earlier this year, the sec...

  The White House will form a task force focused on short-term supply chain disruptions. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was named co-chair of the task force, along with the Secretaries of Comm...

  Agriculture educators this summer are sharing the story of FFA and agriculture education in their states and communities. More than 82 agricultural education teachers will continue to share the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the fiscal year 2021 will be a good year for American farm exports. In the latest quarterly agricultural trade forecast, the agency says farm exports will total...

  The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer tumbled significantly in May, dropping 20 points to an index reading of 158. It marks the lowest point for the survey since September of 202...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing that a 45-day public comment period for proposed regulations to implement Proposition 12 is now underway through July 12th. The departme...

  U.S. organic sales soared to new highs in 2020. The increase marked the first time that total sales of organic food and non-food products have surpassed the $60 billion mark, according to the O...

  The National FFA Organization will hold its annual in-person convention this fall in Indianapolis. The event, which traditionally brings more than 65,000 attendees, will take place October 27-3...

  For some farmers in California, there’s not enough water to grow a crop this year. Bloomberg News reports farmers north of San Francisco are not participating in farmers’ markets or...

According to the UC researchers and the California Farm Bureau Federation, pouring water onto farmland in the wintertime could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies. This manage...