By incommunicado / via Wikimedia Commons U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed this week that dairy trade issues remain a priority under President Trump. “Yes, the dairy piece of that…
FCSO Investigating Two Stolen Cargo Cases: Walnuts and Mandarins
Wikimedia Commons The Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force is investigating two cases of stolen cargo involving $150,000 in walnuts and $100,000 in mandarins. In both instances, the thief posed…
Rollins: USDA Cuts Coming, But Local FSA Offices to Stay
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins talks with the media during a visit to the Grand Farm research center near Fargo, North Dakota, with Senator John Hoeven (R-ND). Photo by Sabrina…
Farm Bankruptcies Continue to Rise in 2025
By Rosser1954, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Farm bankruptcies rose 55% between 2023 and 2024 and show no sign of slowing in 2025. Farmers are squeezed by persistently low commodity…
U.S. Egg Production Falls in March
U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion in March 2025, a 7% drop from the same month last year. That figure includes 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs…
American Agriculture History Minute: Homestead Act of 1862
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)-page 1 The U.S. National Archives, Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons image I’m Mark Oppold with an…
USTR Announces Shipping Policy Changes
Container ship CSCL Venus of the China Shipping Line outgoing Hamburg By Hummelhummel / via Wikimedia Commons The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a phased approach…
Study: Avocado Daily Can Enhance Health
Kamut Udon Noodles with Kale and Avocado Oil By Jennifer / via Wikimedia Commons A study by the University of California, Los Angeles found that consuming one avocado daily can…
U.S. Hemp Acreage Surges, Production Value Hits $445 Million
Aerial view of labyrinth in a hemp field By Sillerkiil / via Wikimedia Commons U.S. industrial hemp production rose sharply in 2024, with total crop value reaching $445 million, a…
NCBA Supports Trump Administration’s Tariff Strategy
Ocean Outback, Fremantle Bahnfrend / via Wikimedia Commons The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports the Trump administration’s tariff strategy, viewing tariffs as a means to an end rather than…
Gains in Domestic Avocado Production
Avocados. Los Angeles produce market. Specialty Crops Market News disseminates detailed information on marketing conditions for hundreds of agricultural commodities at major domestic and international wholesale markets, production areas, and…
American Agriculture History Minute: Western Great Plains Becomes Open Cattle Range
The great West- a vast empire. A comprehensive history of the trans-Mississippi states and territories. By F. L. Dana / Internet Archive Book Images No restrictions / via Wikimedia Commons…
Japanese Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Lab-Grown Chicken
By gran / Wikimedia Commons image Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new method for producing lab-grown chicken that more closely mimics the texture and structure of…
USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board Sees Tariff Hits to US Meat Exports
USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board expects US meat exports to take a hit the rest of this year due to President Trump’s tariffs and retaliation, mainly from China. China earlier…