Category Archives: Agriculture News

  The April Ag Economy Barometer was 178, virtually unchanged from a month earlier. Last month, the index stood at 177, and just five points below its all-time high of 183 set back in October. Co...

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jenny Moffit as Agriculture Department undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs. Moffitt is Undersecretary at the California Department of Food and Ag...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says there's no truth to the talk that the Biden Administration wants to take land away from people and discourage consumers from eating beef to help fight climate change. Vil...

The Beef. It's What's for Dinner. brand, managed by National Cattlemen's Beef Association, launched a newbeef campaign highlighting real beef farmers and ranchers. Consumers will be invited to learn m...

The National Milk Producers Federation commended lawmakers for reintroducing the DAIRY PRIDE Act. The legislation, NMPF says, would bring clear, accurate labeling information for consumers and end mis...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack just announced that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program'...

The Department of Agriculture recently released its April 2021 Vegetable and Pulses Outlook. Despite a continuing pandemic and weather-related events, USDA says the U.S. vegetable industry was able to...

Farm tractor unit sales extended their growth streak to eleven straight months in our nation. U.S. total farm tractor sales rose 84.1% in March compared to March of last year. Meanwhile, U.S. combine ...

The U.S. economy continues to outperform expectations as stimulus funds are fueling robust consumer spending. Forecasts point to 7% GDP growth for 2021, the fastest rate of expansion since 1984, accor...

Seventy of the top agriculture, conservation, and wildlife groups delivered a letter to Congress asking for robust funding for conservation programs and technical assistance for the fiscal year 2022. ...