Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

The National Pork Producers Council commended the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service for extending the New Swine Inspection System line speed trials through January 15, 2025. Processing facilit...

The Professional Dairy Producers recently launched a first of its kind farmer-led sustainability initiative for the dairy industry. The initiative is called "Your Farm - Your Footprint." PDP board mem...

Dairy farmers now have the chance to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program. Chris Galen, senior vice president of member services and governance with the National Milk Producers Federation, sa...

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The question on everyone's mind this week is, are the corn lows finally behind u...

Hard times could be ahead for rural school districts that spent federal pandemic money on teacher salaries; a former Oregon lumber community drafts a climate-action plan; and West Virginians may soon ...

For the first time, Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow says she'll push a new farm bill further into the future rather than strike a deal with Republicans on SNAP and climate spending changes.T...

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University student Alaina Brock has been chosen as a Future Leader in Agriculture by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Brock, a...

The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association Conference concludes today (Wednesday) in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the red raspberry industry has a new resource for information. Allis...

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on February 1, 2024.Oklahoma State University Extensi...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recently led a trade mission to Cuba with the hopes of eventually improving trade between the two neighbors. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney talked ...