USDA’s Risk Management Agency is extending crop insurance flexibilities for producers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, relief provide…
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Farmers will eventually move on from the year of COVID-19 to a time with new and different challenges, a “next normal,” according to several i…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack used his first press conference as secretary to announce the USDA would invest $42.3 million to help…
After testing market highs in February, the corn market has seen prices slip some lately. That said, prices are still averaging over $5 a bush…
In his first speech to a major farm group since his confirmation, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shed more light on his environmental prior…
The USDA and U.S. Trade Representative negotiate organic trade arrangements to help organic farms and businesses access new markets for their …
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"Rural perspectives should be present in every office in the Biden administration, said a panel of rural policy experts convened by students a…
Many of you may have seen the exciting news that Dr. Carrie Castille has been named as the new, permanent director of the National Institute o…
The House Budget Committee began marking up the $1.9 trillion economic aid bill today at 1 p.m. Markups are expected to be minor, so here's so…
The soybean market has been kind of volatile lately, but prices for old crop beans have still been averaging slightly over $13 per bushel, and…
There hasn’t been much in the way of any new news in the U.S. durum market since early February. Still, cash prices have remained pretty stead…
If one is simply looking at various commodity prices in recent weeks, then 2021 is getting off to a positive start for producers. It’s true fo…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their longstanding partnership on…
Corn prices overall have remained quite strong, having gained around $1 per bushel since December with many local prices in the upper $4 range…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals modified or produce…
Following up our discussion on U.S. Department of Agriculture Accredited Veterinarians, this week we will talk about one of services these acc…
"Democrats forced a $16.1 billion agriculture stimulus plan through the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, brushing aside Republican as…
Broadband access is transformative, but rural areas still lag because they're more costly to serve. It's worth it, though, according to a rece…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has published the first of three 2021 Farm Sector Income Forecasts. The forecas…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a free webinar at 1 p.m. ET Feb. 9 to discuss strategic economic and community-development fundin…
There's a lot that goes into becoming a veterinarian, and there's even more to becoming a USDA-accredited vet. Our Vet Report explains.
The Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service will release the first Farm Income Forecast for 2021 on Friday, Feb. 5. That same day, …
President Biden and Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack want farmers to adopt greener agriculture methods that can sequester carbon in t…
The Department of Agriculture is temporarily suspending non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets, wage garnishments and collections on past-due…