Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

New estimates from the Department of Agriculture tell us that the farmer's share of the food dollar keeps shrinking. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says that the n...

The U.S. dairy industry has shifted its perspective on calves, moving from seeing them as future earners to recognizing them as the immediate "high-value" future of a dairy farm. Kendra Wells, a veter...

As fuel prices soar, thanks to the war in Iran, and add to the exorbitant costs farmers are already paying for labor, inputs, and equipment, who is to blame for the mess? Save Family Farming's Dillon ...

How many acres of U.S. farmland are rented to ag producers for growing crops? It's one of several questions answered by participating landowners in USDA's latest Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Ag...

Today marks National Agriculture Day, a time to recognize farmers, producers and agribusinesses that keep food on the table and drive one of North Carolina's most important industries. To talk more ab...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. War headlines continue to be the main driver of grain and oilseed market di...

The spring migratory season brings with it the renewed threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. Dudley Hoskins, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, is re...

Corn growers have experienced tough financial times for years with high input prices and futures prices which haven't kept up. Now, due to the Iran war, fertilizer supplies have been cut off through t...

President Donald Trump has called for an investigation into possible price fixing and other violations in the beef packing industry. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said the timing aligns with the organiz...

Like many farmers across the country, farmers in Washington state experienced negative returns the past few years, and labor alone accounted for 108 percent of their total gross revenue. Many feel it'...