2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (528+ words) In 2011, I found myself behind a team of oxen in Afghanistan, guiding a plow through hard, rocky soil. It took me back to my grandfather farming our land in Leesburg, Indiana, with much the same equipment. Our farm grew from…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1044+ words) The U.S.-Canada trade war initiated by President Donald Trump is likely to disrupt North American agriculture supply chains, experts warn. The U.S. and Canada have an integrated supply chain — strengthened by a trilateral free-trade agreement with Mexico. The trade war could…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (689+ words) Fred Wellman (Wellman for Missouri) American farmers and ranchers are used to managing risk. They deal with weather, volatile commodity prices, disease, labor shortages, fuel costs and global markets. What they should not also have to manage is a federal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (782+ words) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday fielded questions from members of the Republican Study Committee about President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and his decision to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of beef into the U.S. The Trump administration…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) Four Democratic lawmakers have signed letters calling for a Federal Trade Commission investigation into an “anticompetitive” acquisition by Sysco of Jetro Restaurant Depot. The sale between the two restaurant supplier giants was announced on March 30, and the transaction is valued…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (618+ words) Alison Bodor (American Frozen Food Institute) Every school day, nearly 30 million children rely on the National School Lunch Program. Those meals fuel learning, support children’s growth and help build lifelong healthy eating habits. But nutrition only makes a difference when…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1544+ words) The Agriculture Department is working to modernize how it collects and produces some of its most closely watched crop reports, with an announcement expected next week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. “We’ve got to move from the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (95+ words) The U.S.’ sharply escalating trade dispute with Canada has California agriculture industry insiders and experts nervous, as the rift with the Golden State’s biggest trading partner has already hurt the sales of wine and other state commodities. This article is available…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (881+ words) Former agricultural leaders are sounding the alarm over perceived congressional inaction as farmers struggle to turn a profit amid global instability, trade tensions and an increasing reliance on ad hoc farm assistance in lieu of a five-year farm bill. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (662+ words) Senate Ag Republicans are "looking at all the options" to advance a new farm bill through committee following a failed attempt earlier this month, though the "ideal way" would be to hold another vote with Sen. Mitch McConnell present once…...