Home cooked barbecue is not just a holiday tradition. Barbecuing has rapidly become a popular American pastime. Surveys suggest 80% of American homeowners own a grill or smoker.

There are changing tides in how Iowa farmland is owned. According to a recent survey by Iowa State University researchers, roughly 80% of Iowa’s farmland in 1982 was in sole ownership or joint tenancy; now, that number sits at 52%. Landowners are opting for a trust, with numbers growing from 1% to...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from April to May, the prices for all items increased by 0.4%.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires filled skies across a large swath of the U.S. recently, causing air quality issues for people residing in the Northeast. 

Farmers in Ukraine are assessing the damage after a recent major dam explosion in the southeastern part of the country, which has been occupied by Russia.  

Peaches are in shorter supply in the U.S. Southeast this year, and consumers are paying the price. While the USDA has not released their official 2023 crop production estimate for peaches yet, reports from Georgia indicate substantial crop loss.

Farm Journal recently asked farmers through their Facebook page what’s the most random thing they’ve found in their fields. Here are their responses. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the ag industry is facing several national security threats and the fallout could be catastrophic.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Producer Sentiment Index declined 19 points to a reading of 104 in May. The Index of Future Expectations was down 22 points to a reading of 98 in May, while the Index of Current Conditions was down 13 points to a reading of 116. These indices...

An Ohio State professor would like to see the dairy industry transition away from the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Dr. Normand St. Pierre believes Class One fluid milk is forward priced, and Class III for cheese and Class IV for butter and powder is “backward priced” from the end user cost....

Five new strawberry varieties said to have good flavor were released recently by the University of California. The varieties are available for sale to California nurseries from the Foundation Plant Services.

The U.S. Senate recently introduced the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act of 2023. The legislation reauthorizes animal disease prevention and management programs.

In 1910, a failed House Bill sought to increase the availability of low-cost meat by importing hippopotamuses that would be killed to make “lake cow bacon”. Representative Robert F. Broussard believed hippos imported from Africa would rid Louisiana and Florida of the water hyacinths smothering...

The USDA’s national corn condition rating fell over the past week. That was largely due to warm, dry weather in portions of the central and eastern Midwest.As of last Sunday, 64% of the U.S. corn crop is in good to excellent shape, 5% lower than the previous week, with 96% of the crop planted,...

An atmospheric scientist says the widespread rains in the upcoming weather forecast across the central and eastern Corn Belt could kick off the full El Niño weather pattern.