Policy

Time to open the tool chest and hire an in-house mechanic. Thanks to an  executive order  that will soon be signed by President Biden,...

Russian sparkling winemakers are popping bottles, while the French champagne industry is fizzing in frustration. Last Friday, Russian...

We don’t want to be  that  newsletter. You know the one. They start writing about midterm elections 15 months before they happen. But...

U.S. ag exports are reaching new highs and simultaneously getting the side-eye as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack contemplates the contentious...

The USDA pulled out the hats and noisemakers on Wednesday and threw a big surprise party with the release of the annual acreage report....

Western states are feeling the heat as drought concerns hit all-time highs. California  posted  its driest ever 12-month period, while...

A huge decrease in the bee population over the past year has agriculture  feeling the sting. From April 2020 to April 2021 the honey bee...

Several U.S. oil refiners have racked up a whopping $1.6 billion deficit in biofuel credits. And much to the chagrin of ethanol...

A trade squabble between the U.S. and the EU years in the making is finally coming to a close —  and U.S. agriculture is stoked....

Nanobubbles are about to blow you away. In 2016, the California startup Moleaer used nanobubbles to improve aeration for wastewater...

Tom Vilsack is making his voice heard loud and clear: No ag sector left behind. The USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative is...

Water debates in agriculture have been on a wild ride. And a new memo just out of the EPA is signaling more of the same. During the Trump...

Ever consider playing poker blindfolded? That’s essentially how trading agricultural goods with China works. The country of over 1.3...

Tennis shoes. Track suits. Textile fiber made from wood and agricultural waste…  “ One of these things is not like the others. ” And yet...

Magnetic: How did you get into agriculture and aviation? What’s a fun fact about the work you do that most folks wouldn't know? Favorite...

Given the ‘help wanted’ signs we’re seeing everywhere, it’s no surprise that the ubiquitous labor shortage is squeezing the ag sector,...

No other way to say it; farmers are frustrated. May’s Ag Economy  Barometer  plummeted 20 points as pessimistic producers weighed...

The pork industry is doing all it can to avoid tapping on the processing brakes. A federal district court ruling from late March will...

As if 2021 didn’t have enough supply chain challenges, slim pickings of wood pallets are now impacting the produce packing industry ( say...

What could ruin such a beautiful view as this ↑, you ask?  Well...enter the glassy-winged sharpshooter. They’re savage:  The  boujee...