Starting Monday, the Agriculture Department will start processing the second tranche of payments to farmers under the 2019 version of the Market Facilitation Program, the Trump administration’s effort to compensate … Read More

Congress must pass a new stopgap spending bill this week to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the Thanksgiving break, while House Democrats look to nail down a deal with … Read More

This is the time of year farmers plan for the upcoming season. With the trade impasse with China continuing, farmers are set to receive a second payment from the Trump … Read More

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue discussed a number of hot topics – including Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments, trade and ethanol – during a Fireside Chat Friday at the National Association … Read More

 David Isermann, LaSalle County Farm Bureau president encounters his share of challenges each year on the farm. It goes with the territory. But he’s never seen anything like 2019 during … Read More

Recent statistics showed that workers in agriculture were seven times more likely to die than those on a construction site. After five years of research with farmers, University of Aberdeen … Read More

A new analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the United States has the most affordable food supply in the world. Megan Nelson, AFBF economic analyst, researched global food … Read More

With weather challenges, trade tension and long-term financial headwinds buffeting the ag sector, more farmers and ranchers are taking on high-interest loans beyond the usual ag lenders just to stay … Read More

The USDA is moving to open the U.S. border to Chinese chicken amid final talks between the two countries to wrap up a partial trade pact that is promised to … Read More

House lawmakers’ return to Washington on Tuesday will kick off a two-week work period before members take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday — a sizable window that could see … Read More