Earlier this month, Illinois launched a $5 million grant program to help livestock farmers and small meat and poultry plants offset COVID-19 business losses. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is … Read More

New York State is the second leading producer of the tasty fruit in the country. The 8th annual Big Apple Crunch Challenge hopes to encourage folks to buy a New … Read More

The UK has completed its first large post-Brexit trade deal after signing an agreement with Japan that will take effect from January 1st. (The Irish Times)

As the coronavirus outbreak surges across the country, many rural communities — places which were largely spared during the early months of the pandemic — are now seeing an unprecedented … Read More

Though food prices that spiked during the summer have started to come down, staples like milk and meat remain much pricier than usual, pinching the budgets of millions of Americans … Read More

In an effort to increase resources targeted toward improving the mental health of agricultural producers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded funding to the University of Illinois, one of four … Read More

China imported more corn in the first nine months of 2020 than in any full year in about 15 years, with the nation boosting purchases on shrinking state stockpiles and … Read More

Sign-up for the second Coronavirus Food Assistance Program only began a couple of weeks ago and already checks totaling over 6 billion dollars have gone out to the almost 350 … Read More

As people become increasingly conscious of the connection between their diets and health, the environment, and animal welfare, more and more are looking for interesting and tasty ways to improve … Read More

As if the retaliatory tariffs American farmers are facing were not enough, now they may have to deal with Europe’s new “Farm-to-Fork” policy. It could be a hiccup in U.S. … Read More