A lack of clarity about organic foods is making it more difficult for consumers to trust the industry, according to a new survey from the Edelman public relations firm. “There is widespread confusion about what it means to be organic,” the survey said, adding “trust in organic foods is being held...

The last time a sitting President visited an ethanol plant was to announce the availability of year-round E15 by then President Donald Trump. With Biden’s visit to an Iowa ethanol plant on April 12, he too offered a path forward for year-round E15 use.

Sales of utility tractors remain one bright spot in a weakening tractor and combine market. After nearly two years of rising small-tractor sales in the United States, March marked a sharp decline in the sale of tractors under 100 horsepower, according to the March 2022 Ag Tractor and Combine Report...

Ukrainian farmers will be able to use the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to export corn and other ag commodities, according to the consulting firm APK Inform. The two countries are working to sync railway lines and run shipments through Poland to get to the port."We have been cooperating with the...

Hitting the highest March inventory number since 1996, cattle and calves on feed for slaughter totaled 12.2 million in USDA's latest Cattle on Feed report.Not only was this a high-water mark, but it was a 1% bump over 2021 levels. The numbers focused only on feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head...

Recent laboratory tests confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in three additional states - Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Utah - with losses in domestic flocks nearing 27.4 million birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The first outbreak in Pennsylvania, at an egg farm in...

The global market leaders in premium berries and innovative indoor vertical farming have collaborated to drive category growth in top berry loving cities in the Northeast.

For the last two years, economists Brent Gloy and David Widmar have carved out time each spring to summarize a few key macroeconomic factors to watch. In 2020, they wondered about the massive economic contraction as the COVID virus shut down the economy. Last year, Gloy and Widmar were optimistic...

Plenty of news to report since the official launch of AgTruckTrader.com (AgTT) last week during AgRally. Farmers and ranchers are flocking to the site. More and more dealers are signing on daily with inventory being added each day, as well. The buzz is exciting! Jay Holcomb, Chair of the CAD Dealer...

U.S. ag exports to Mexico busted all-time records in 2021, according to USDA reports. A recovery from 2020 pandemic lockdowns and high global commodity prices helped values, as well as quantity, increase in 2021. For 2021, the U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico totaled $25.5 billion, up nearly 40%...

As the nation continued to navigate a pandemic world, produce sales remained steady, with most consumers buying into healthy options as months of virus-induced worry stretched on. Supply chain issues and worker shortages may have had a local and regional effect, but overall interest in fresh fruits...

Ukraine, a major global producer of agricultural products, has banned exports of fertilizers given the Russian invasion, according to their agriculture ministry. The country has already banned exports of some agricultural commodities and introduced licenses for its key export goods - wheat, corn...

As the chief producer of garlic in the United States, Fresno hopes to highlight its "garlic capital" status with an all-new National Garlic Festival and Food Expo that will occur May 13-15 at the Big Fresno Fairgrounds.

U.S. beef exports to Japan exceeded 320,000 metric tons in 2021 and set a new value record at $2.38 billion.

Seven percent of the nation’s economy and more than 29 percent of American jobs are linked to the food and agriculture sectors, according to the new Feeding the Economy report.