The U.S. agricultural sector is headed for its third year in a row of exceptionally high net farm income, albeit a step down from the record set last year. Since 2021, net farm income — a broad measure of profits — has run at least $39 billion a year above the 10-year average.

India said on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting that it would reduce import duties on frozen U.S. turkey and duck meat. Lower tariffs will give U.S. exports a chance to win sales in the rapidly growing market, said U.S. poultry groups, while calling for India to open its market further.

USDA is offering ideas for composting manure to help farmers come up smelling like roses. From the feedlot to the dairy, and every livestock enterprise in between, figuring out some way to handle manure is a stinky task no one likes to take on. But with a little bit of work and ingenuity, farmers...

Producer sentiment was slightly lower in August, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index dipped 8 points to a reading of 115. The decline was fueled by producers’ weaker perception of current conditions both on their farms and in U.S. agriculture. The Current Conditions Index...

Retailers and apple growers increasingly are turning to branded apples — also known as managed or club varieties — to offer consumers what they consider to be a superior eating experience.

As told by Greg Henderson with the Drover’s Journal, old, white males such as me are responsible for a large share of the world’s problems, claims there’s some truth to that broad statement, but sometimes you just have to call out B.S. when you see it.

September is Farm Safety Month with an emphasis on helping farmers/ranchers stay safe and well.

U.S. potato exports reached record value and volume in the 12-month period from July 2022 - June 2023. Export values increased 19.05% to $2.2 billion, and export volume increased 3.85% to 3.3 million metric tons (fresh weight equivalent).U.S. potato export values increased across all categories...

China wrongly imposed retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, including pork, wine and fruits and nuts in response to Trump-era tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, said a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel recently. The trade war levies were an additional 25% on pork and an...

Showing little change from five years ago, a new poll by Gallup finds that only 4% of Americans say they are vegetarian, with even fewer (1%) identifying as vegan.

When Brad and Megan Pifer and their two young sons walked up the stairs from their basement after an EF3 tornado tore through their farm, they normally would have opened the door and stepped into their dining room. 

Arrested for approximately 45 thefts totaling over $9 million in loss, three Florida men have been sentenced for stealing semi-loads of frozen beef and pork from packing plants across six Midwest states.Starting in June 2021, the criminal enterprise, based in Miami, Florida, targeted meat-packing...

China is a golden market, however, it is also a potential pothole for U.S. food and ag exports, said 20 farm and agribusiness groups in a letter to presidential aspirants. The letter, delivered ahead of the first debate among Republican contenders, called for diversification of the export markets...

The last decade has seen our hospitals embracing new ways of collecting and using data – the digitization of healthcare. As robots, smart cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI) become common on the farm, can doctors teach farmers what works and what doesn’t?

An ag economist says drought conditions have caused some shipping delays along the Panama Canal.