Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since … Read More

The USDA increased its forecast for 2021-’22 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 9. The agency is also predicting a … Read More

Scientists from both Tennessee and Illinois have confirmed dicamba-resistant waterhemp in their respective states this week. The Illinois weed population, collected from Champaign County, shows 5- to 10-fold levels of … Read More

60% of America’s mushrooms come from one small Pennsylvania town: Kennett Square. But because of strict immigration laws and high turnover, there aren’t enough mushroom pickers. It’s forced farmers across … Read More

The UAW strike continues against John Deere more than three and a half weeks after after the two sides failed to reach an agreement by the strike deadline in October. … Read More

As of Sunday, the USDA pegged the U.S. corn harvest at 84% complete vs. a 78% five-year average. The nation’s soybean harvest is estimated at 87% complete vs. a 88% … Read More

Although U.S. supermarket operators started purchasing holiday items early, aiming to avoid shortages, many holiday essentials are already in short supply. (Wall Street Journal)

Some parts of the nation have seen localized spikes in milk prices. But most of the nation is facing an oversupply of milk — a challenge policy makers have been … Read More

Food banks across the country are pursuing major expansion projects driven in part by their experiences during the pandemic, when they faced an explosion of need. (U.S. News & World … Read More

The bill is heading to President Biden’s desk for his signature after it cleared the House late Friday night, nearly three months after it was approved with bipartisan support by … Read More