Agricultural

What’s Reshaping America’s Agricultural Land Base

July 14, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farmland pressure is often discussed as a national acreage-loss problem, but for farmers and ranchers the more immediate challenge is land access. Land can remain technically “agricultural” while becoming harder to rent, buy or keep [Read More …]

University of Tennessee seeking responses to Beef x Dairy survey

February 20, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

The University of Tennessee Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics invites dairy farmers to participate in a brief, 15-minute survey focused on improving the marketing and management of Beef x Dairy cattle. Producer input will [Read More …]

Unlocking Funding: WFBF Members Gain Insights into Agricultural Grants

February 17, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

At the 2025 Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference and Annual Meeting, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau hosted an in-depth workshop designed to help members better understand and access the wide range of agricultural and conservation grants [Read More …]

Preparing Farms for Immigration Enforcement Challenges

February 13, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 1-2:30 p.m. ET After decades of Congress failing to advance meaningful agricultural labor reform, more active and visible enforcement activities are creating significant challenges for farms across the United States. NMPF [Read More …]

State Board of Food and Agriculture to meet at the World Ag Expo

February 10, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear updates related to agricultural technology and workforce development, with an emphasis on the work in South San Joaquin Valley and Southern California, at its upcoming [Read More …]

AgWest returns $429 million in cash patronage dividends to members

February 10, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

AgWest Farm Credit, a leading agricultural lending cooperative, has declared a distribution of $429 million in cash patronage dividends to its customer-members, which will occur in mid-February and March. This distribution, which equates to 1.25% [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Marks 30 Years of Returning Earnings to Customers with Record Patronage Distribution

February 6, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $145 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. The 2026 patronage distribution [Read More …]

Registration is Now Open for USDA’s 102nd Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 16, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that registration is now open for the 102nd Agricultural Outlook Forum. The event will be held at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott on Feb. 19-20, 2026, and all [Read More …]

Market Intel Wrapped 2025

January 5, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

Your American Farm Bureau Federation economics team continues to analyze a wide range of topics, publishing another 86 Market Intel articles in 2025. Over the past eight years, the team has published 828 articles, with [Read More …]

USDA Announces $38.1 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene

December 17, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden today announced $38.1 million in additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers in Tennessee recover from Hurricane Helene. Deputy Secretary Vaden signed a block [Read More …]

Penn State collaborative effort aims to accelerate the future of agriculture

December 5, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Introduced by Smeal College of Business and College of Agricultural Sciences, the 2026 Land Grant Startup Launch Competition hopes to foster innovation in food and agriculture An innovative interdisciplinary collaboration between Penn State’s Smeal College [Read More …]

Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program Accepting Applications

December 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The 2026 Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program is currently accepting applications from Kansas State University undergraduate students who are interested in agriculture and would like to represent Kansas in a week-long international exchange program in [Read More …]

California Dairy Industry Powers $23.2 Billion Economic Impact More Than 150,000 Jobs

November 25, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

New UC Davis study highlights dairy’s role as California’s leading agricultural force, driving growth, sustainability and global exports. The California dairy industry continues to serve as a cornerstone of the state’s agricultural economy, contributing $23.2 [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Future Agriculture Leaders

November 18, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East has announced its awarding of two scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship recipients had strong projects and [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate AI Innovation in Agriculture

November 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Land O’Lakes Inc. and Microsoft today announced a multiyear strategic alliance, marking a new chapter in their shared commitment to agricultural innovation. Building on five years of successful collaboration, the alliance will focus on co-developing AI-powered [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Offers Scholarships to Support Agricultural Educators

November 6, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East is pleased to continue its support of Northeast agricultural educators with scholarships to aid their attendance at institutes offered by the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). Scholarships will cover up to [Read More …]

Chancellor Sonny Perdue Inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame

October 29, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper, in coordination with the National Agricultural Hall of Fame, is pleased to announce that Former Georgia Governor and United States Department of Agriculture Secretary and current University System [Read More …]

Agricultural Trade: China Steps Back from U.S. Soybeans

October 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Exports Face Growing Trade Gap Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel is [Read More …]

Insights on agricultural commodities

September 15, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

AgWest Farm Credit released its Monthly Market Update for September, covering the state of major agricultural commodities in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The update features unique insights into economic drivers impacting agriculture [Read More …]

Farm Credit East offers Development Seminars for the Next Generation of Agricultural Producers

September 10, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East is hosting GenerationNext seminars this fall and winter to help the next generation of agricultural producers develop the necessary business and financial skills to manage a successful business. Anyone who would like [Read More …]

USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina

September 9, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden in North Carolina met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. Deputy [Read More …]

Appeals Court Affirms State’s Role in Safeguarding Water from Agricultural Pollution

September 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Today, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District II issued a decision affirming the authority of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to require large livestock operations to apply for permits under the state’s water pollution permitting program. [Read More …]

Farm Science Review 2025 puts the latest agricultural technology in action

September 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Tractors that drive themselves, sprayers that use artificial intelligence to make decisions in real time and experts ready to answer farmers’ most pressing questions — it’s all taking center stage at the Molly Caren [Read More …]

Jill Sperling Named State Supervisor of Agricultural Education and California State FFA Advisor

August 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Association, FFA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Sperling as the new State Supervisor of Agricultural Education and California State FFA Advisor. Her selection was made by the California Department of [Read More …]

USDA Announces Availability of New Agricultural Transportation Dashboard and Data

August 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced the launch of a new dashboard, U.S. Grain Rail Exports to Mexico, and new datasets containing rail tariff rates for domestic grain transportation and [Read More …]

Why Agricultural Labor Reform Is Essential for U.S. Dairy

August 18, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

America’s food security is a matter of national security, and the U.S. agricultural system behind it, which contributes over $1 trillion to our economy, is at risk. Not from drought or disease, but from a [Read More …]

USDA Career Federal Employees Awarded Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals for Innovative Solutions to Agricultural Challenges

August 18, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Five employees with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have been honored with Service to America medals for their groundbreaking research and dedication [Read More …]

Grant Funding for Northeast Agricultural Producers

August 15, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East Releases Report on Grants and Incentives There are a number of grants and incentives available for Northeast agriculture businesses, but learning about their availability and navigating the application process can be a [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Signs the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report

August 14, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This is prepared monthly by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) and provides market-moving annual forecasts for supply and [Read More …]

NMPF and USDEC on Senate Confirmation of Luke Lindberg as USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

August 6, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Luke Lindberg to the position USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Statement from Gregg [Read More …]

What’s Reshaping America’s Agricultural Land Base

University of Tennessee seeking responses to Beef x Dairy survey

Unlocking Funding: WFBF Members Gain Insights into Agricultural Grants

Preparing Farms for Immigration Enforcement Challenges

State Board of Food and Agriculture to meet at the World Ag Expo

AgWest returns $429 million in cash patronage dividends to members

Farm Credit East Marks 30 Years of Returning Earnings to Customers with Record Patronage Distribution

Registration is Now Open for USDA’s 102nd Agricultural Outlook Forum

Market Intel Wrapped 2025

USDA Announces $38.1 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene

Penn State collaborative effort aims to accelerate the future of agriculture

Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program Accepting Applications

California Dairy Industry Powers $23.2 Billion Economic Impact More Than 150,000 Jobs

Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Future Agriculture Leaders

Land O’Lakes and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate AI Innovation in Agriculture

Farm Credit East Offers Scholarships to Support Agricultural Educators

Chancellor Sonny Perdue Inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame

Agricultural Trade: China Steps Back from U.S. Soybeans

Insights on agricultural commodities

Farm Credit East offers Development Seminars for the Next Generation of Agricultural Producers

USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina

Appeals Court Affirms State’s Role in Safeguarding Water from Agricultural Pollution

Farm Science Review 2025 puts the latest agricultural technology in action

Jill Sperling Named State Supervisor of Agricultural Education and California State FFA Advisor

USDA Announces Availability of New Agricultural Transportation Dashboard and Data

Why Agricultural Labor Reform Is Essential for U.S. Dairy

USDA Career Federal Employees Awarded Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals for Innovative Solutions to Agricultural Challenges

Grant Funding for Northeast Agricultural Producers

Secretary Rollins Signs the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report

NMPF and USDEC on Senate Confirmation of Luke Lindberg as USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage