While livestock producers might be seeing tight margins and packer profits remain strong, USDA on Thursday issued a final rule in a long-standing political fight over how to define unfair … Read More

Most folks who rent farmland have a driver’s license and start shaving regularly before that happens —but this young farmer does not fit the mold. (WCIA

A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe’s biggest “vertical farms” which has just opened in a warehouse in … Read More

President-elect Joe Biden could name his wider climate team in the near future, possibly ahead of a global Climate Ambition Summit on Saturday led by the U.K., where attendees have … Read More

For over 60 years, Orion Samuelson has been the voice on the radio and a trusted member of the farm family. Here’s how the Chicago media icon has told agriculture’s … Read More

Pork imports by the world’s top consumer may fall as much as 30% next year as the recovery of China’s hog herd from African swine fever exceeds expectations, Pan Chenjun, … Read More

Here’s a list of stories that highlight what grain and livestock farmers, ag industry officials, and the world learned about their preparedness, effectiveness, and responsiveness to a devastating pandemic and … Read More

A Smithfield Foods Inc. executive said recently that the company will offer to help public health officials store and distribute the forthcoming coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine using the freezers at its … Read More

The fast-food chain has named Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms and other producers in a lawsuit, which carries the latest allegations of price fixing in the industry. (New York Times)

– Leaders from several major farm organizations that had put together a white paper on agricultural issues before the election are talking about some of those challenges with the incoming … Read More