Ag News Stories

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon today in a virtual ceremony to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement between USDA’s Forest Service and the …

The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released their annual farmland value estimates for 2020. The NASS estimates are derived from a survey, administered each June, in which …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will continue to allow seasonal foreign farm workers the opportunity to extend their H-2A temporary work visas. The administration deemed …

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Safari Club International (SCI) to outline …

WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota sent a letter Friday urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to clarify how USDA determined the eligibility of different crops and …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the circumstances surrounding the acquisition of …

The North Dakota Wheat Commission (NDWC) and the U.S. Durum Growers Association (USDGA) held a virtual “Northern Durum Pre-Harvest Update” Aug. 18 featuring industry experts, farmers and university Extension workers reporting on the 2020 …

The Montana Farm Bureau applauds Congressman Gianforte (R-MT) for his co-sponsoring of two important bills for livestock producers: The Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP Act) and …

Traceability and electronic identification have been a big topic in the livestock industry for years. In some cases, a heated discussion depending on which part of the industry a person …

INDIANAPOLIS (National FFA Organization) – Agriculture plays a key role in society, and nowhere is that more evident than in the continuing growth of FFA and agricultural education. Today, the …