agriculture

House Ag Committee Chair, David Scott of Georgia, says at the top of his list of priorities are food security, racial equality, the farm bill, and climate change.

American Robotics, a leading developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, has become the first company approved by the FAA to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.

The U.S. has become one of the largest agricultural importers in the world, with imports up significantly from $27 billion in 1994 to $128 billion in 2019.

the National FFA announced the student membership has reached a record-high 760,113 … an increase of nearly 60,000 over last year’s membership.

Valent U.S.A. has partnered with the National FFA to provide teachers a first-of-its-kind “Sustainability in Agriculture Lesson Series.”

British Columbia-based Okanogan Specialty Fruits donated 945 pounds of Arctic Golden fresh apple slices to “Feeding America,” which has 200 food banks in the U.S.

Coronavirus is already shaking up the market outlook this year, but could agriculture be next? RaboBank’s Christian Lawrence says it’s very difficult to say at this stage.

Western Growers has released a Careers in Ag Job Center for careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in agriculture, to promote STEM jobs in the produce industry.

Agriculture will be one of the focal points while Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are in China to resume trade talks.

In the midst of graduation season, students everywhere will soon be focused on their future careers, including those in agriculture.