While we are all watching “the big one” — California’s Prop 12, now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court — other state livestock proposals have popped up across the country. Some, if enacted, could put livestock farms out of business entirely. This article outlines just a few of the...

Retail prices for fresh produce and all food categories are running above historical averages, reports USDA. Grocery food inflation for all of 2022 is expected to average between 5% and 6%, according to the latest USDA Food Price report. In March alone, retail grocery prices were a stunning 10%...

The electrification of tractors could follow Tesla’s strategy for lowering the cost of production for electric vehicles.

According to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, U.S. cattle farmers and ranchers produce a wholesome, nutritious protein that is now produced more efficiently and sustainably than ever before. The same pound of beef today uses significantly less land, water and feed to produce, allowing...

Early in April, UAW Locals 180 and 807 members passed a strike authorization in the union's ongoing negotiations with CNH Industrial. The vote did not call a strike but instead gives the union the ability to call a strike on the workers' behalf should it be deemed necessary. The union’s contract...

A group of leading ag economists is projecting strong net farm incomes for the next couple years. John Kruse is with the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI). "We've got very strong commodity prices leading us to very strong net farm income levels," Kruse...

The Feeding America network of food banks is in every county in the country, and its programs help provide meals to children, seniors, families, and survivors of natural disasters.

Recent analysis by American Farm Bureau finds the number of unfilled grain car orders increased by nearly 50 percent last year.

A Democrat and Republican in the House have teamed up to propose legislation that would provide new tax credits as an incentive to attract and retain additional truck drivers.

Texas milk production growth has steadily risen over the last two decades. The latest USDA March 2022 Milk Production report shows the Lone Star State climbed 6.7%, which helped them push past Idaho, to now rank number three for milk production.According to Juan Piñeiro, Assistant Professor and...

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...