Category Archives: Agriculture News

  Some of the most influential business groups in America want the White House to restart trade talks with China. The New York Times says they also want tariffs cut on goods imported from China. ...

  The House Agriculture Committee approved reauthorization for WHIP+ in 2020 and 2021. Chairman David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, stated during the hearing, the severity of recent natural dis...

  This week, 44 FFA members gather in Indianapolis to discuss how agriculture will play a pivotal role in their future. It's all part of the New Century Farmer conference, an opportunity for FFA ...

  Corteva Agriscience is working to take agricultural robotics to new heights using a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics. The company is among the first in agriculture to use this platform to 'walk'...

  The North American Meat Institute opposed recent action to make changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act. In a statement, the organization says, President Biden’s executive order calling...

A group of lawmakers are callling on the Biden administration to reimburse dairy producers for losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and market-related losses. In a letter to President Joe Biden,...

  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack travels to Omaha, Nebraska Friday to make a major announcement, according to the Department of Agriculture. Few details are available, but the White House this...

The Federal Trade Commission voted to strengthen its enforcement of the Made in USA standard. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack responded, “American consumers depend upon accurate, transparent l...

  House lawmakers introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act to reform and bring accountability and transparency to Commodity Checkoff Programs. Applauded by the Organization for Co...

  Senate Republicans from Iowa, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, and Indiana’s Mike Braun introduced the Define WOTUS Act this week. The bill legislatively defines “waters of the United...