Prolonged periods of below break-even prices could force farms out of the market and contribute to continued consolidation in ...
Take for example last month’s approval of a new gene-edited citrus rootstock designed to help fight citrus greening disease.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall urged House lawmakers this week to pass legislation to allow ...
Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, my name is Eddie Melton. I am a ...
For most of the country, farmers face a difficult farm economy – as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high. Strong yields provide little relief and imbalance in the market ...
USDA’s most recent Commodity Costs and Returns, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Farm Sector Income & Finances reports confirm what those in agriculture have known for several years: ...
During the first quarter of 2026, the U.S. imported 562,000 metric tons of beef and beef products valued at nearly $4.5 ...
The rising cost of fertilizer is squeezing the balance sheets of farmers across the U.S. Mike Davis has more on what Farm ...
President Trump is considering issuing an executive order that would allow more beef imports at lower tariff rates, but ...
When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 13 to increase Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes. Renewable fuels are produced from feedstocks — ...
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) makes significant changes to the wage calculation for farm laborers nationwide.