Ag News

Minneapolis Fed Releases Third Quarter Survey Results

Heading into harvest in the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Banks’ District, farmers faced lower incomes because of falling commodity prices and rising production costs. A third-quarter...

Deere Fourth-Quarter Sales Drop Slightly

Deere & Co. sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 fell year-over-year, though the earnings per share did increase. The company says in...

Farmers and Ranchers Will Pay More for H-2A Labor in 2024

The USDA says farmers who hire H-2A laborers next year will be paying higher wages, and in some cases, the increase is large. Veronica...

Horizon Organic Suspends Milk from Texas Farm

Danone’s Horizon Organic brand says it has suspended all sourcing of milk from Texas supplier Lone Star Organic Dairy. The move comes after People...

NPB and USMEF’s Successful Partnership in Promoting Pork

Promoting pork here and abroad is a team effort. David Newman, senior vice president of market growth for the National Pork Board, says their...

Lawmakers Face Herculean Challenge on USDA, Other Spending Bills

U.S. lawmakers have until January 19th to pass the first batch of annual spending bills, including for USDA—a herculean task, given the huge differences...

Strengthening Agriculture’s Talent Pipeline

Agriculture Future of America and the National FFA Organization made their partnership official. The groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding during AFA’s Leaders Conference...

Partnership to Create Jobs and Growth in Rural America

USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the agency is strengthening a longstanding partnership with the Small Business Administration. The goal is to...