Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman have now both offered outlines of the farm bill for consideration. Joby Young, the executive vice president of the American Fa...

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 13, 2024) - A Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University-led program designed to help landowners protect and preserve their generat...

The shape and nature of prevention and protection efforts against the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered explanation in a recent visit with reporters.“Literall...

A marketing initiative by the Iowa Pork Producers Association went viral last football season, encouraging consumers to purchase more ham and bacon through a clever name association. Kevin Hall, Iowa ...

Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee, unveiled the Senate Republican-drafted framework answering the call for a "farmer-focused" farm bill. "From the onset of this pr...

There is a push to get key farm products on a critical minerals list. Corey Rosenbusch, president of the Fertilizer Institute, testified before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, ...

We now have the complete US ag trade numbers for the first seven months of this fiscal year, October through April, and for US exports, we are at $108.8 billion, down 5% from the previous year. USDA e...

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn and soybeans managed to close higher on Monday despite wheat's best effort ...

Wake County has employed a number of innovative measures focused on farmland preservation that has resulted in almost 240 acres of farmland preserved. The county, the Wake County Ag Advisory Board and...

Sustainability means different things to different people. Samantha Werth, director of sustainability with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, talks about what sustainability means for the beef...