Americans are consuming ever-larger amounts of imported fruits, vegetables, wine, alcohol, coffee, and beef, an appetite that will drive the food and ag trade deficit to a record $45.5 billion this 2025 fiscal year. Imports will be a sizzling $9.3 billion larger than in just-ended fiscal 2024,...

The Food and Drug Administration said recently that the U.S. food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," in the wake of a number of foodborne disease outbreaks affecting items ranging from organic carrots to deli meats to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. E. coli, listeria and other...

Texas attorney Brooke Rollins was recently announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins is the President and CEO of the nonprofit America First Policy Institute (AFPI), which was launched in 2021.

Select bags of some of PepsiCo's brands will have 20% more chips for the same price as regular bags, the company said.

Paris, in its own haughty way, celebrates the regional bounty that creates its culinary arts. Why can’t New York follow suit?

AgTruckTrader pro rodeo team members earn their spots to compete for a world championship at National Finals

The American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) have released their joint 2024 Ag Lender Survey.

In 2023, Mexico purchased $2.32 billion in U.S. dairy products, representing one-fourth of all U.S. dairy exports, according to data from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. 

If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t give too much thought to where your food comes from. And you likely pay even less attention to the people who supply it.

With the election now in the rearview mirror, Washington D.C. ag economist John Newton talks about the road ahead for ag producers.

Sorghum, dubbed the Resource Conserving Crop because of its water efficiency, is often seen as a solution for water-stressed regions. Ducks Unlimited (DU) and National Sorghum Producers (NSP) recently announced a partnership to focus efforts on water savings and market innovation. The goal is to...

A Washington, D.C.-based public relations expert says agriculture in America is under a well-funded attack.

One of the biggest anticipated changes that could impact farms across the U.S. is the possible change to the tax policy under a second Trump administration.

Foodservice operators who can make adjustments to their menu are often at an advantage. The Chicken Big Mac is an example of a foodservice operator adjusting its menu in favor of more affordable proteins, says Circana's Chris DuBois, Executive Vice President of Fresh Foods practice.

Recent rain in the Midwest has helped improve the flow of the Mississippi River. Lou Dell’Orco, Chief of Operations for the Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, said “The water levels changed drastically in the last week or two. They’re up around 10 on the St. Louis gage, and it was a...