Could hemp be the next leafy green grown in winter vegetable rotations? At least one University of Arizona scientist sees the value of hemp in desert systems not in the CBD it can produce for oil, but in fiber, seed, and the possibility of a leafy green version that can be consumed by humans.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the constitutionality of the beef checkoff program in a challenge brought by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF).

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic. This is the first time ASF has been found in the western Hemisphere since the 1980s.

Readiness in the U.S. armed forces is comprised of many factors, but "food insecurity" impacts physical and mental health, according to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy in a virtual panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International...

For those of you who have been in FFA, you know that the youth organization is larger than just their chapter, their region, or even their state. The National FFA Organization is vital to its community and its members. For many FFA members, the organization molds them into hard-working individuals...

Western farm groups are welcoming progress on a Senate bill that would provide $8.3 billion in new funding for Western water projects.

The U.S. has now collected more than $96 billion in tariffs from China during the trade war that started during the Trump administration, according to new data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.The Trump administration justified the tariffs after the Commerce Department conducted a...

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday advanced a disaster relief bill that would cover a wide range of producer losses in 2020 and 2021. The bill contains more generous provisions than recent relief programs. It authorizes up to $8.5 billion in aid for disasters in 2020 and 2021. The...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem sent a letter to the Biden administration pointing out the role that higher-octane ethanol could play in meeting the administration’s climate and public health goals. Governor Walz is the Chair and Governor Noem is the Vice Chair of...

The Chairman of the National Milk Producers Federation’s Young Dairy Cooperative says trade continues to be a top concern for the industry.Michigan dairy farmer James Weber milks just shy of 200 cows and tells Brownfield Network if the country’s dairy industry wants to produce more milk, it needs a...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced that it would not grant certiorari and review a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on California Proposition 12. Voters approved Proposition 12, the “Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act,” in 2018. The Act establishes housing standards for...

Colby Frey’s family has been farming in the high desert area of Nevada since 1854. That’s over 165 years of knowledge on how to grow grain crops and alfalfa in their specific soil types and climate.

Two bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced the "Year-Round Fuel Choice Act" designed to give EPA the power to approve year-round sales of E15 across the country. Companion legislation also was introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Ocean freight rates for shipping bulk commodities, including grain, continued to rise in the second quarter, ballooning to an average of nearly $66 per metric ton from the U.S. Gulf to Japan — an increase of 26% from the first quarter and 82% above the second quarter of 2020. That’s according to...

Use this week’s social media post to let your customers know that AgPack is available on more qualifying vehicles than ever before. Also, make sure your farmers and ranchers know about some of the fantastic incentives available through our AgPack partners. For example, they can save on all types of...