Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Soil health is the foundation for a long-term productive and profitable operation. Regenerative agriculture can be the next step in protecting and boosting soil health, sustainability practices, and o...

With no new farm bill in place after the 2018 farm bill deadline passed, there are already impacts on U.S. farmers and ranchers. Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bure...

By COLLEEN LONG and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the "heroes among us" as...

Floodwaters from Hurricane Helene swamped the Southern United States, with virtually every commodity impacted. Farm Policy News says cotton, pecans, poultry, and timber were hit the hardest by the hur...

Somerset, Pa., Oct. 3, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand acces...

Illinois farmer Kenneth Hartman, Jr., is the new president of the National Corn Growers Association. He's selected "Building Bridges" as the theme for his year in the president's chair."Where that cam...

Crops across the Southeast are feeling the impact of last week’s Hurricane Helene. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says, considering the swath of winds and heavy rains from a stretch from Florida...

A port strike is now in place. Negotiations between the International Longshoremen Association Union, which represents about 85,000 port workers, and the United States Maritime Alliance employer group...

The Agriculture Department is out with its newly revised forecasts for production and prices for the poultry industry, both for broilers and turkeys. Now in most years, the outlook stories for those t...

Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) called for emergency assistance for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities who suffered devastating losses in the wake of Hurricane Helene."This is a horrible ...