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…
Shutdown Hurting Rural America
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…
Shutdown Harms Farmers as Farm Bill Expires
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…
USDA Waste Goes to Farm Subsidies
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…
USDA Pushes for Food Stamps
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…
USDA to Hold Risk Management Seminars
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…
Catfish Farmers Push for More Protection
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…
Horse Slaughter Set to Resume
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.…
Vilsack Warns of Climate Change
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…
USDA Issues Last Census Call
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…
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