A decision that many producers around the country were dreading was recently made when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) seeking to challenge Proposition 12 in California. This...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of declines, down just 3 points to a reading of 134 in July. Both producers' sentiment regarding current and future conditions also dropped slightly. The Index of Current Conditions was down 6 points to a reading of...

Many people have contacted your CAD team saying they had been too busy to watch AgRally live. Well, they are in luck! The good news is there is a way to see it now! We have a connection to the recorded version of AgRally 2021 that can be accessed on our social media page. But better yet, why not...

Source: blog by Gary Truitt, Hoosier Ag Today radio networkIt was 1979, and the hamburger was safely secure atop the fast food menu. While there were many variations, all hamburgers began with ground beef. If you wanted chicken, you had to visit Colonel Sanders, who had the only major fast-food...

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...