Category Archives: Agriculture News

President-elect Donald Trump chose Brooke Rollins as his nominee for the next Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins is a graduate of Texas A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in agric...

Members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Public Lands Council testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Their testimony supported legislation to e...

The USDA's Farm Labor Report, released this week, offers a glimpse into the future of farm expenses. The Department of Labor uses the "field and livestock workers' combined" wage rate reported in the ...

Cooking a Thanksgiving dinner this year for friends and family will cost less than last year but is still more expensive than before COVID-19.The 39th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey by the American...

The National Pork Producers Council issued a statement after Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow unveiled the Senate Democrats' 2024 Farm Bill text. While NPPC appreciates Chairman Stabenow's efforts to p...

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some dairy farm employees showed signs of infection, even when they didn't report feeling sick. The CDC concluded that more bir...

Farming activities in the U.S. accounted for 10.5% of America's greenhouse gas emissions in 2022. From 2021 to 2022, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions decreased from 681.6 to 663.6 million metric ...

October provided a surprising pre-election bounce in farmer sentiment as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to 115, 27 points above the September index. The biggest driver of...

While the lame-duck session of Congress represents one last chance at a farm bill, industry experts say it would require compromise on a number of tricky issues. Farm Policy News says it would require...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture making available $3 million in funding for three projects under the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems grant program.According to a CDFA news rel...