Category Archives: Agriculture News

USDA says slightly more than half of the nation's dairy farms have signed up for a second year in the Margin Protection Program, the USDA safety net for milk producers. Farm Service Agency data shows ...

The Agriculture Resource Service is organizing a national bee genebank as part of the agency’s response to ongoing problems facing the country’s beekeepers. The genebank will be located in...

With Washington D.C. shut down following a massive snow storm, the House Agriculture Committee canceled a hearing regarding the Environmental Protection Agency. The House will not be in session at all...

Monsanto is taking legal action to prevent what the company calls a flawed listing of the herbicide glyphosate under California's Proposition 65. Prop 65 requires the state to maintain a "list of chem...

The Senate failed to move forward with a veto override on the Waters of the U.S. disapproval resolution. Following the veto earlier this week, the Senate considered an override, but the motion failed ...

The House Agriculture Committee announced a hearing set for next week to examine the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency's actions on the rural economy. The hearing is scheduled for next Tue...

USDA will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden announced the microloans that US...

Heritage International Inc. of Compton, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces with the following code “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4” because of potential co...

The U.S. House passed a joint resolution to disapprove the Waters of the United States rule under a Congressional Review Act. The measure passed the House by a vote of 253-166. The resolution cleared ...

American Farm Bureau delegates elected Georgia farmer Zippy Duvall to lead the organization as President. Duvall, who was serving as the Georgia Farm Bureau state president, will take over the top pos...