While the beef cattle herds in the U.S. have shrunk 2% in the past year, wholesale market prices remain 36% higher compared to one year ago.

A supplemental $8.5 billion disaster aid bill meant for farmers and ranchers was passed Tuesday by the House Agriculture Committee.

The USDA’s Food Price Outlook has estimated 2022 food inflation rates will return back to normal, around 2.5%. Higher-than-usual inflation rates over the last two years — 3.4% in 2020 and 3% in 2021 — have caused considerable stress on consumers.

Ongoing drought conditions across U.S., particularly in the western states, are causing underlying salt sediments to surface and permeate water sources, endangering livestock herds.

As wildfires continue to affect the western U.S. and Canada, the NOAA has reported smoke extending as far as the East Coast.

On Tuesday, July 26, the House Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up a bill that would provide an extension for USDA’s Wildfire & Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP+) covering crop losses from 2020 and 2021 disasters.

Extreme dry conditions, increased cost of living and volatile pandemic-induced commodity markets have created a recipe for negative effects on bread prices.

A massive infrastructure bill that could majorly affect farming taxes, due to reconciliation, hit the U.S. Senate floor last week.

Looking for someone to cheer for in the Summer Olympics? World-renowned track star and Vermont dairy farmer Elle Purrier St. Pierre is on the docket to compete for team U.S.A. in Tokyo.

A new, interactive protein grading dashboard was recently launched by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The dashboard is meant…