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A lot has been said about California’s Prop 12 and the impact it’s having on the nation’s pork producers. Joe Maxwell, co-founder and chief strategy officer for Farm Action, says independent hog farmers are being excluded from the ongoing Prop 12 debate in Congress. “I think what’s unfortunate in this country is that if you’ve […]

Blueberry harvest is now underway in several producing states. Mechanical harvesting of blueberries—and other types of specialty crops—is not new, as Oregon State University Extension’s Yei Wang explains. “They have been mechanically harvesting blueberries since the late 1960s–70s, really, but the most significant one came about 35 years ago in Michigan.” A state with a […]

Industry experts have been waiting for U.S. producers to begin growing the beef herd, currently sitting at the lowest numbers in recent history. Bill Halfman, an extension beef educator at the University of Wisconsin, said expansion isn’t happening yet. “No, the prices are one thing. The other thing going on is that there’s been some […]

As the weather begins to heat up, more and more fresh fruits and vegetables can be found at farmers markets across the state, including plants for your garden.  

CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Dec. 5 — U.S. Soy remains America’s No. 1 agricultural export, adding $31.2 billion to the U.S. economy in marketing year (MY) 2023/24. While total soy export volumes were down from the year prior at 60.8 million metric tons (MMT), partly due to fewer carry-in stocks and expansion of domestic crush, U.S. soybean meal […]

It’s the 32nd year that Pro Farmer’s Crop Tour will provide the industry with accurate late-season growing information about likely corn and soybean yields, and it’s starting as we speak this (Mon) morning. “It is quite the journey seven states in four days and all told the mileage that we’ll put in will be about […]

U.S. sugar industry leaders are meeting in Seattle, Washington August 2-7 for the 39th annual International Sweetener Symposium hosted by the American Sugar Alliance. This year’s conference, titled “Stability, Security, Safety: The Need for a Strong Farm Bill,” will feature farm leaders, policymakers, and experts who will address many of the critical issues facing the U.S. and […]

The Supreme Court, in a huge win for agriculture and other sectors, has overturned 40 years of legal precedent that gave agency bureaucrats regulatory powers the courts had to respect. The decisions in two separate cases overturned the court’s 1984 Chevron precedent that favored bureaucrats over the courts. National Cattleman’s Beef Association Chief Counsel Mary […]

A new report reveals that investing in rural areas can improve essential resources for the people living there. Despite a significant rural population of 46 million in the United States, these regions receive only a minimal amount of grant funding. Back in 2012, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust launched the Healthy Places North Carolina initiative and […]

What does a snapshot of US agriculture look like? Glimpses are now available courtesy of the initial data points released from the 2022 census of agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reacted to two significant pieces of information gleaned from the latest census. Survey after survey continues to show a decline in the number of farms […]