House Ag Chair GT Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the 2023 Farm Bill. U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have slowed purchases.
The USDA has released the 2022 U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures summary that are estimated at $452.7 billion, up from $392.9 billion in 2021, up 15.2%.
Farmers and ranchers spend a lot of time out in the sun, and their risks are high for skin cancer. West Coast U.S. ports started negotiating a new labor contract just over a year ago.
Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to be more concentrated in southern and western regions of the country.