Category Archives: Agriculture News
Farmers Strongly Support Trump
A new Farm Futures poll shows farmers significantly plan to support President Donald Trump in the November election. The poll asked the question, "If the presidential election was held today, would yo...
Sep 04, 2020
USDA Offers Wildfire Help to Farmers
According to a USDA news release, since California agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the wildfires, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has technical and financial assista...
Sep 03, 2020
Farmers Optimism
Farmers were more optimistic in August, as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 144, 26 points higher than a month earlier. Organizers say the improvement resulted...
Sep 02, 2020
Competition to Advance Ag Sustainability
The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency are launching the Nex Gen Fertilizer Challenge. The initiative is a joint partnership and competition to advance agricultural sustaina...
Aug 27, 2020
More Funding for Food Box Program
President Donald Trump is making available an additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box program. The Department of Agriculture announced the program earlier this year, along with $3 b...
Aug 26, 2020
Livestock and Sportsmen Groups Make History
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Public Lands Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ducks Unlimited and Safari Club International. The MOU outlines the groups' shared comm...
Aug 25, 2020
China Finds Coronavirus in Frozen Food Imports
Two cities in China have found traces of coronavirus in frozen-food imports. Samples taken from frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil and shrimp from Ecuador have both tested positive for the viru...
Aug 17, 2020
July Equipment Sales Climb
July was the fourth-consecutive positive month in the U.S. for overall unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines. July numbers in Canada were also positive for the second-straigh...
Aug 14, 2020
No Change in Land Values in 2020
USDA's 2020 Land Values report says the average value of cropland, including all land and buildings on farms, was $3,160 per acre in 2020. That's unchanged from 2019's record high. The average value f...
Aug 13, 2020
Senate Coronavirus Aid Falls Short for Agriculture
Negotiations to finalize the next coronavirus relief package in Congress are far from the finish line, and so is aid for agriculture, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agri...
Jul 31, 2020
Poll
Daily Buzz Question: 11.7.2025
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