Ag News

Some Rain, Cold, and Snow Slowing the Pace of Harvest in Northern U.S.

After a lengthy drought, some parts of the Upper Midwest have turned wet, but only in spots. Dennis Todey, director of the Midwest Climate...

Economist Delivers Current Conditions for Pork Industry

Partners for Production Agriculture’s Economist Dr. Steve Meyer said pig farmers have been dealing with losses worse than 1998. “The real problem right now is...

ACE Supports Legislation in House and Senate to Require EPA to Adopt GREET Model

Sioux Falls, SD (November 2, 2023) – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), along with Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Adrian Smith (R-NE)...

Minnesota Farm Bureau Leaders Attend President Biden Visit

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – President Dan Glessing and other leaders from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) had the opportunity to attend President Joe Biden’s...

US to Participate in Next Indo-Pacific Framework Negotiating Round

A delegation of trade officials from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office will participate in the seventh in-person negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework...

Federal Urban Agriculture Committee to Meet this Month

Members of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee will meet this month. This is the committee’s seventh meeting and is scheduled for...

Registration Open for USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

The Department of Agriculture this week opened registration for the 100th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. Titled “Cultivating the Future,” the event will be held...

President Biden Announces Over $5 Billion to Support Rural Communities During Investing in Rural America Event Series

WASHINGTON, November 1, 2023 – Today, President Biden will travel to Northfield, Minnesota to visit Dutch Creek Farms to lead his Administration’s Investing in Rural America...