Category Archives: Agriculture News

Last week, the USDA reversed course on comments that it may let cattle imports from Mexico into the U.S. resume before the year-end holidays. It suspended those imports in November due to discovery of...

The USDA's Economic Research Service's 2024 edition of America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance says most U.S. farms, 86% are small family farms. These farms operate on 41% of U.S. agricultural land an...

Farm labor continues to be a huge issue for the ag industry. With Republicans in control of both the House and Senate beginning January 3rd and President Trump returning to the White House on January ...

A 9-year-old Australian Shepherd who guards her family's Madera ranch animals from predators is the California Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year winner.Besides the title, the dog named Aussie earns a $...

While there has been no sign of person-to-person spread of bird flu, researchers now say that a single mutation in the H5N1 avian influenza virus could enhance the virus' ability to attach to human ce...

USDA is boosting support for farmers facing crop setbacks by announcing an increase in replant payments for most producers beginning with the 2026 crop year. This initiative will provide financial ass...

A Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act ownership reporting requirements that included America's farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses. The court held the CTA...

Farmer sentiment jumped again in November as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 30 points to 145. That's the highest level of farmer optimism since May 2021. The Future Expectat...