Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
USDA Announces Crop Insurance Clarifications
The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced updates to the Federal Crop Insurance Program affirming the use of USDA conservation practices as Good Farming Practices for crop insurance. Rec...
Dec 07, 2023
Vilsack Touts Diversity and Equity Efforts in Visit to SC State
A recent visit to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, an 1890 land grant institution, gave Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opportunity to explain efforts of the past three years to improv...
Dec 07, 2023
Vilsack Touts Diversity and Equity Efforts in Visit to SC State
A recent visit to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, an 1890 land grant institution, gave Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opportunity to explain efforts of the past three years to improv...
Dec 07, 2023
Troxler Announces Bid for NC Ag Commissioner 6th Term
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler filed for reelection on Tuesday. Troxler was first elected to the office in 2004 and took office in February 2005. He agreed to an exclusive in...
Dec 07, 2023
Troxler Announces Bid for NC Ag Commissioner 6th Term
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler filed for reelection on Tuesday. Troxler was first elected to the office in 2004 and took office in February 2005. He agreed to an exclusive in...
Dec 07, 2023
USDA 2024 Trade Outlook
The Department of Agriculture released its quarterly outlook for U.S. agricultural trade. AFBF Senior Government Affairs Director Dave Salmonsen says the data projects a decrease in exports and an inc...
Dec 06, 2023
Lawmakers Request New USDA Emergency Relief Program
A group of lawmakers this week expressed concerns regarding the Department of Agriculture’s requirements for the Emergency Relief Program. In a letter to USDA, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rep...
Dec 06, 2023
Improved Financial Conditions Boost Farmer Sentiment
For the second month, farmer sentiment improved as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed five points. November’s 12-point rise in the Current Conditions Index to a reading...
Dec 06, 2023
Controlling BRD and Pneumonia in Young Calves
As dairy calves travel from the home farm to calf ranch, the stress of the move, contact with new animals, and a new environment can lead to respiratory disease. Dr. Joe Gillespie, DVM with Boehringer...
Dec 06, 2023
Western Canada’s Sugar Shortage
With Christmas approaching, 'tis the season to be baking, and this is a peak season for sugar use in commercial bakeries and in consumers' kitchens. But western Canada is experiencing a major shortage...
Dec 05, 2023