The Department of Agriculture will begin a four-month study in May on how antimicrobials are used in U.S. swine operations. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the agency’s National Animal Health…
Rural Economy Index Lower Again
…by 5.8 percent and grain commodity prices have slumped by 4.5 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating 2017 will mark the fourth consecutive year that farm income has…
Progress on Canada Dairy Issue
…pricing policy for domestic milk that evaporated the demand for U.S. milk. Trump’s tariff announcement on lumber products from Canada was seen as a response to the dairy issue. Walker…
Trump Administration Imposing Tariff on Canada Lumber Products
…lumber the country’s suppliers can sell in the U.S. and at what price. Canada has vowed to sue the U.S. over the tariffs, if needed. From the National Association of…
Perdue Off to Work as USDA Secretary
…Tariffs, and Global Demand November 3, 2025 Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets October 31, 2025 Building the Future of Ag Tech: Danny Bernstein and The…
Agri View: Pork Exports to China
Everett Griner talks about U.S. pork exports to China in today’s Agri View. The general population of China is becoming wealthier. Now that is a statement…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $4.8 million in available funding to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…farmers met with a U.S. president this early in an administration was prior to the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Share this Post Jamie Johansson: A Farmer Running to…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…Tariffs, and Global Demand November 3, 2025 Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets October 31, 2025 Building the Future of Ag Tech: Danny Bernstein and The…
2017 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecturer Renews Call for Excellence in Nutrition Research
…and education, Atwater was the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) first chief of nutrition investigations. As a researcher, Bier’s research led to many notable achievements. These include increasing our understanding…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue, with his wife Mary, takes the oath of office administered by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the U.S. Supreme Court Building, becoming the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture….
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…House to showcase the diverse nature of agriculture production in the U.S. California will be represented by A.G. Kawamura of California, third-generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange…
Vending Machine Salads
…2025 Inside the 2025 Almond Market: Supply, Pricing, Tariffs, and Global Demand November 3, 2025 Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets October 31, 2025 Building the…
NFU President Attends March for Science in D.C.
…federal policy. Johnson also said there should be more publicly funded, independent and peer-reviewed agricultural research to inform both farmers and policymakers. More than 70 percent of U.S. agricultural research…