A group of U.S. Senators sent a letter to the Biden administration asking them to start negotiating new trade agreements. Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman from Arkansas says agriculture has historically had more exports than imports, but that wasn’t true last year. “This year, the...

Around the world, many pets and working animals are microchipped. It’s a simple process: A tiny transponder with an identification number is enclosed in a rice-grain-sized cylinder and injected under the skin, so that if an animal is lost it can be identified.

Paul Neiffer, The Farm CPA, details some of the Biden administration's 2025 budget plans and how they could affect farmers if approved. Of the provisions, only one would potentially help farmers, he says.

John Deere recently introduced their largest tractor yet with the announcement of the new 9RX at the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. “The high horsepower, four-track tractor has been redesigned to help farmers eliminate passes in the field, reduce soil compaction, and increase...

The core inflation rate doesn't include food because the prices change so often. Despite the recent slowdown in the rise of food prices, many consumers believe high food inflation will persist for a year to come, said Purdue researchers. Republicans were far more likely than Democrats to predict...

Almond consumption reduced muscle soreness and improved muscle performance in a test. The study demonstrated improved muscle recovery after exercise in a research group of mildly overweight men and women, according to a study funded by the Almond Board of California.

Eating continues to cost more even as overall inflation has eased from the blistering pace consumers endured throughout much of 2022 and 2023. Prices at restaurants and other eateries were up 5.1% in January 2024 compared with January 2023, while grocery costs increased 1.2% during the same period,...

USDA’s final “Product of USA” rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claim to be used on meat, poultry and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States. The rule will prohibit misleading U.S. origin...

Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, testified before a House panel, asserting that it is premature to expect interest rate cuts in the near future. Powell emphasized the need for greater confidence in controlling inflation before considering any rate reductions, cautioning that premature or...

A recent Purdue University poll revealed that over half of large U.S. farmers have been offered at least $1,000 an acre to lease their farmland for solar panels instead of crops. This marks a significant increase from previous years. Interest in leasing land for solar energy development remains...

China continues to ramp up its purchases of feed grain around the globe with even more expected in the coming weeks. Bloomberg recently reported China has purchased more than 20 cargoes of feed grain in just the past two weeks, which totals 1.2 million tons of grain.

In a significant development for the agricultural sector, Marut Drones, a pioneer in drone technology from India established in 2019, in collaboration with Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU), has been granted a utility patent for an innovative direct seeding...

Fresh data coming out of University of Minnesota’s FINBIN, often touted as the largest farm financial database available, summarizes actual farm data from thousands of farms and is updated annually. FINBIN analysts were asked to share what factors unite the top 20% of producers. What do they do...

Recently, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the latest Census of Agriculture data for 2022. When compared to the last census, which was conducted in 2017, the new data provides insights on the direction the dairy industry is taking. And, without much surprise, herd...

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman, Debbie Stabenow, said she would delay the new farm bill, already five months overdue, to 2025 rather than accept cuts in SNAP and climate funds. “Tell you what: If we get to the end of the year and instead of a farm bill, I have protected nutrition for children and...