US Farm Exports Reach Record Highs
US farm exports for the current fiscal year are expected to reach nearly $141 billion, setting another major record for the farm sector and strengthening the argument that Congress needs…
US farm exports for the current fiscal year are expected to reach nearly $141 billion, setting another major record for the farm sector and strengthening the argument that Congress needs…
The ongoing government shutdown, the result of an increasingly partisan and intransigent Congress, is hurting rural Americans at a very vulnerable period, some farm officials are saying, cutting into critical…
The ongoing shutdown of the federal government is beginning to take a toll on the nation’s farm sector, some agricultural advocacy groups are reporting, at the same time that they…
In a recent report issues by the US Department of Agriculture’s inspector general, the largest portion of the department’s waste spending is in the form of farm subsidy overpayments. This…
Undersecretary for Agriculture Edward Avalos recently travelled to Oklahoma and gave a statement saying that he did not think that a new, five-year farm bill could pass the House and…
The US Department of Agriculture recently announced that it would be holding a series of seminars to advise farmers about risk management and commodity price protection. The past year has…
Struggling US catfish farmers are pressuring Congress and the federal government to take more direct action to protect their floundering businesses. The US catfish industry has been in a state…
Domestic horse slaughter has been cleared for resumption in several states, marking the first time horses have been approved for consumption in the United States in more than seven years.…
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently made a statement warning farmers about the looming dangers of global climate change, hoping that major transitions now could translate into major gains in…
With only a few days left until the deadline passes, the US Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to participate in the latest agricultural census. The census, completed every five…