Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Hurricane Helene Hit Southern Agriculture Hard
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...
Oct 03, 2024
USDA Announces Additional $104 Million in REAP Loans and Grants
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...
Oct 03, 2024
New NCGA President Set to ‘Build Bridges’
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...
Oct 02, 2024
Southeast Crops Damaged by Helene
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...
Oct 02, 2024
Port Worker Negotiation Failure Costs Ag Billions
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...
Oct 02, 2024
Poultry Forecasts are a Mixed Bag
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...
Oct 02, 2024
Stabenow Calls for Emergency Assistance After Helene
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 ...
Oct 02, 2024
Stabenow Calls for Emergency Assistance After Helene
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 ...
Oct 02, 2024
The Universal Truth of Pork: Taste and Flavor
The National Pork Board's Consumer Connect segmentation study revealed research-backed insights on how to become more relatable to current and future pork consumers. David Newman, senior vice presiden...
Oct 02, 2024
The Universal Truth of Pork: Taste and Flavor
The National Pork Board's Consumer Connect segmentation study revealed research-backed insights on how to become more relatable to current and future pork consumers. David Newman, senior vice presiden...
Oct 02, 2024