Category Archives: Agriculture News

During COVID-19 and the economic recession of 2020, the share of consumers' disposable personal income spent on food dropped 10.1% from the previous year to 8.62%. The USDA says that's the lowest shar...

The Wall Street Journal says farmers plan to plant more corn, soybeans, and wheat than last year, but they also face more uncertainty. The Wall Street Journal says a banner year for grain prices has U...

Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, the Dairy Checkoff continued to help its foodservice partners to grow sales of U.S. dairy foods. Dairy Management Incorporated, the organization that ove...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are asking the world's leading ocean carriers to get rid of disruptions to agricultural shippers of American exports. They want rel...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is looking for applications for its 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award. The program, established in 1991, annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship pr...

The Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting the 2021 Farm Producer Study. The study seeks to improve knowledge and understanding of agricultural producers an...

American Farmland Trust is accepting applications to help farmers nationwide to improve farm viability, access, transfer or to permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices...

The House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to try and solve some of the challenges in the U.S. supply chain.In recent months, cargo ships from China and other countries have been returning to thei...

The Hagstrom Report says it's rare for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the Center for Food Safety, and the National Chicken Council to be on the same page. However, all three groups are ask...

The Almond Conference Returns to Sacramento December 7-9 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.According to the Almond Board of California, the conference will focus on expanding the industry thr...