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.

Congressman Jimmy Panetta of California has reintroduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives with the aim of increasing the 2032A special-use valuation cap for qualified family farms.

Records are meant to be broken. On August 23, Georgia farmer Alex Harrell did just that, placing his name atop the list of the nation's most prodigious soybean growers.

Scientists have discovered a gene in the DNA of pigs that is needed by a deadly virus to cause infection. Their discovery could lead to the development of pigs resistant to African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF is a swift acting, severe condition that causes widespread illness and death, incurring high...

"Congress will have to extend temporarily the lifespan of the 2018 farm bill because it will miss the September 30 deadline for enacting its successor," said U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson. It was the first direct acknowledgement by two of the “four corners” of farm policy...