Many laborers in New Jersey follow the ripening of crops up the East Coast. Each influx of new workers brings the risk of a fresh outbreak. (New York Times)  

As we entered the fourth of July weekend, some farmers’ corn was looking good while others were having some issues. (WGEM)  

More than 30,000 meatpacking workers nationally have fallen ill. At least 100 have died, with the lives of others upended or permanently altered. (Star Tribune)

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and … Read More

USDA data reveals that as of the end of June nearly one-third, or $4.85 billion, of the $16 billion in CFAP assistance has been paid to livestock, dairy, crop and … Read More

If your driver’s license, license plates, or medical cards expired between March 1st – July 31st of this year, you have until September 30th to renew those. For more details, … Read More

As the Turleys chart a different course than most in the dairy industry, finding the sweet spot for profitability and growth means focusing on a core group of food influencers … Read More

American honeybee colonies have bounced back after a bad year, the annual beekeeping survey finds. (Associated Press)

The number of people participating in SNAP went up in March and the cost of the program jumped by nearly 15 percent, to $5.1 billion, new data shows. (Politico)

The Trump administration is considering expanding and raising tariffs on $7.5 billion of imports from the European Union and U.K. that it first imposed last year, part of a long-running … Read More