The USDA Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed the discovery of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic yesterday through samples as part of an existing surveillance program.

A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill has made its way through the Senate with a 67-32 procedural vote. The bill…

An estimated $38 million of annual U.S. sweet potato and grapefruit export sales are in jeopardy as a result of a new French anti-waste law.

The July 26 USDA Crop Progress report showed spring wheat conditions have hit their lowest rating since 1988 — only 9% of spring wheat across the country is rated good-to-excellent — so the talk of rain on the horizon is welcome news.

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.