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The Senate Agriculture Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would require meatpackers to buy a portion of their slaughter cattle on the […]

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers for food safety […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to create a special investigator role with USDA to enforce fair-play rules in the […]

A high-pressure ridge moving throughout the South and Midwest has brought record-breaking heat to much of the country. Accompanied by unprecedented flooding […]

According to a recent poll conducted by the University of Purdue, about 30% of farmers who have grown wheat and soybeans together […]

After a tumultuous spring, the 2022 corn crop is almost entirely in the ground. As of June 5, USDA reports that 94% […]

Ten-year estimates for the mandatory farm bill programs including Commodities (Title I), Conservation (Title II), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Title IV) and […]

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off June by announcing a more than $2 billion package to transform the U.S. food system. The […]

Growers in the Northern Plains are encouraged to stay connected with their insurance agents as final planting dates grow near or pass. […]

Corn and soybean planting progress, according to USDA, is now in line with the five-year averages. This comes after a historically slow […]