Ag News Stories

LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — California consumers are paying higher pork prices than the rest of the country following the full implementation of the state’s animal welfare law Proposition 12 on …

U.S. farmers have long recognized the benefits of managing soil health and many have voluntarily adopted practices to do so. For decades, they have proactively and voluntarily planted more cover …

St. Louis, MO – American Farmland Trust (AFT), a national nonprofit that helps to keep American farmers on their land, recently launched a new U.S. Farmed certification and packaging seal …

Every year during the first week of April, Montana will celebrate Montana Soil Health Week and every Wednesday of this week will be Montana Soil Health Day. These events help raise awareness about the importance of soil stewardship while celebrating …

USDA sees producers planting 90.0 million acres of corn and 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, in USDA’s prospective plantings report released on Thursday. USDA on Thursday released its …

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide to livestock producers affected by the recent wildfires in …

For youth interested in breeding their cattle, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer artificial insemination (AI) workshops in Campbell and Fremont Counties Thursday, May 9, followed by breeding days later that …

The March Cattle on Feed report showed February placements at 109.6 percent of one year ago.  Placements were anticipated to be higher year over year, but the total was slightly …

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA), having received a proper petition from oilseed growers, will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. MT, to gauge …