As consumers chafe at growing food price inflation, the Biden administration is pointing a finger at some of the country’s largest meat companies, suggesting pandemic profiteering may be responsible for … Read More
There were 6.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 3, 2021. Corn harvested for grain reached 41 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 32 percent. … Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency is seeing growth in programs to insure a larger volume and variety of organic and specialty crops, reflecting increased consumer purchases of … Read More
As Illinois continues to face an agricultural education teacher shortage, one group is tackling the issue through a grant program for beginning ag teachers. Destiny Swalve, ag teacher at Armstrong … Read More
The latest trade numbers show strong U.S. agricultural exports despite transportation challenges. Trade data shows U.S. exports are up this year with a significant increase in exports to China. American … Read More
Turkey remained a staple of Thanksgiving and many holidays during the pandemic, even if families couldn’t all gather as they had in previous years. And because dinner tables were tighter … Read More
For more than a year, misinformation that ivermectin is effective at treating or preventing the coronavirus has run rampant across social media, podcasts and talk radio. Even as the Food … Read More
Grocery shopping has gotten more expensive. In August, grocery store prices crept up another 0.4%, leaving them 3% above their level a year earlier and 7.6% higher than they were … Read More
For months farmers have been concerned about proposed tax changes, including the elimination of stepped-up basis. New research from USDA’s Economic Research Service confirms those concerns are warranted as nearly … Read More
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is expected to announce another step toward addressing consolidation in the meat and poultry sector, an issue that’s become a bipartisan priority since the start of … Read More
