agricultural

Global food prices dropped for a fifth-straight month after a seasonal rise in supplies took place and demand dropped for some products.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding $66 million in grants to fund 940 projects under its Healthy Soils Program.

The NASS agency is taking a comprehensive look into the 2020 production and supply of small grains, that includes wheat, oats, and rye.

Irrigation canals can be tempting during sweltering heat, especially for kids and teenagers, The Columbia Basin Project is urging would-be swimmers to stay out.

New USDA data shows the minimum hourly agricultural wage rates are highest in the Pacific Northwest. For 2019, the min. hourly wage in Washington and Oregon was $15.03.

**President Trump is nominating Gregg Doud, president of the Commodity Markets Council and a farm policy veteran, to be the administration’s chief agricultural negotiator under the U.S. Trade Representative.   Doud was a senior aide to the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2011 to 2013 and assisted in drafting what would become the 2014 farm bill. The...

The president of an advocacy group lobbying to end the embargo on Cuba says he’s optimistic about working with the Trump administration. James Williams with Engage Cuba says the President-elect was elected by Rural Americans, many of whom have strong ties to the agricultural community...

A study by U.S. intelligence agencies concludes food scarcity among countries important to the U.S. is likely to rise in the next decade, risking social and political unrest. The study pointed towards climate change and extreme weather among the threats to food availability in key countries in coming years...

The Senate appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2016 agricultural spending bill on a vote of 28-2. The measure includes $143.8 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding, $24 billion below the president’s budget request and $3...

The latest report from Creighton University shows 19 straight months of setbacks for U.S. agricultural land values. The report shows an index value of 31.1 this month for farmland values in 10 states ranging from North Dakota to Missouri. This compares to the 39...