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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., August 20, 2014 –The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) calls on ninth- to 12th-grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a two-minute video essay about …

By Rita Jane Gabbett Now you see it; now you don’t. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is calling foul over a last-minute, closed-door meeting of a portion of the …

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® Launches HOW-TO Video Series about Farming and Ranching Chesterfield, Mo., December 29, 2014 – 1,200 cows milked. 50,000 eggs gathered.  Clean barns for 7,000 pigs. …

As the year draws to a close, did you catch all the top news of 2014?  From the Beef Checkoff, Clean Water Act and Bison Issues, come check out the …

BILLINGS, Mont. – Perspectives on sustainability in Montana’s agriculture and natural resources will be the central focus of the 2015 Winter Grazing Seminar, to be held Jan. 21-22 in Billings, …

High crop yields this year and last year have brought along high nutrient removal.  “That can set us up for the perfect storm,” Curt Woolfolk with the Mosaic Company says, …

The Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame is proud to announce the 2015 honorees for the upcoming College Scholarship Fundraiser Banquet set for January 31, 2015 at the …

by Forum News Service Fargo ND — The U.S. Department of Commerce has reached an agreement with the Mexican government and sugar producers that would prevent Mexico from flooding the …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (December 15, 2014) –  More than half of American consumers would like to talk to a farmer even though the  vast majority  – 94 percent – …

by Marcia Zarley Taylor DTN Executive Editor Chicago (DTN) — Buckle up your safety belts. Crop producers will need to drive defensively in 2015. It's still early in the new-crop …