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The chickens have come home to roost—which seems common when USDA rule-making is met with opposition. Republican Reps. Steve Womack...

"You’re fired!"  Again?! None of us could have guessed how often we’d be using this phrase within Trump’s first few weeks back in office....

Un-bee-lieveable  news is in from American commercial beekeepers. The U.S. Beekeeping Survey shows average recent losses are greater than...

College aid rules could soon stop treating tractors like trust funds. The rundown:  Legislators reintroduced a set of bills that would ...

Drake watching Kendrick Lamar dissing him on national television:  COOL. Also COOL:  Country of Origin Labeling. It’s  coming back around...

It’s hard to beat sipping a hot cup of coffee in the morning. But that cup of joe could turn  bitter  as prices soar.  To the moon: ...

Net farm income (NFI) is  projected  to go  allllll the way up  this year. After a  decline  in NFI in 2023, and a forecasted decline in...

U.S. farms that have sold commodities to USAID are in  limbo  following a 90-day suspension and stop-work order on U.S. foreign aid. ...

A few months ago, Trump nominated Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA. While many of us may have had to Google who she was, the Senate Ag...

JBS is making it rain  again … in another antitrust settlement.  How did we get here?  In 2019, a lawsuit was filed by R-CALF, the...

Panama hats required, so grab yours before reading on. It better be on. Rocking the boat:  Okay, so… the  Panama Canal is another item on...

California just expanded its agricultural dictionary to include…"regenerative agriculture."  The rundown: The California State Board of...

If you work in crop production, you know that last year wasn’t easy. Tighter margins impacted growers across the nation, and the downturn...

We hate to beak it to you, but there’s another strain of bird flu in the U.S. impacting the poultry industry. New strain takes flight: ...

Data is becoming increasingly more valuable throughout different industries. Agriculture is no exception.  Harvesting data: But all that...

A new Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey published by the University of Illinois aimed to understand how government payments to...

With Trump back in office, some folks in agriculture are asking, "Who will do the crop work?"  Zoom out: President Trump has pledged to...

Annnd the Trump talk continues… ICYMI: After President Donald Trump solidified his re-election, he announced plans to sign an executive...

The Biden Administration hasn’t been horsin’ around during its last few days in office. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

It’s a good thing it’s hunting season, because the Federal Trade Commission has a big Deere in its sights. The FTC filed suit this week,...