farmers and ranchers

Organic fresh produce sales grew by 3% last year while total volume dropped 3.7%. The Organic Produce Network says total sales topped $9.4 billion.

Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 104th annual convention adopted policies that will guide the organization’s work in 2023.

The USDA granted a conditional license for a vaccine to protect the country’s honeybees from foulbrood disease.

U.S. confirmed amendments to the beef safeguard trigger under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement will take effect January 1st.

Net farm income for U.S. farmers is forecast at $160.5 billion in 2022, a $19.5 billion jump over last year.

Robust beef demand continues with retailers strongest sales this holiday season. The average is down 11.5 cents from a month ago but stands 37.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Scenes coming out of Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian are all too familiar. Water everywhere. Trees down. Buildings demolished. Lives taken, uprooted and devastated.

Researchers at the University of California, Merced, are turning to drones and NASA satellite technology to quantify water use in the Central Valley.

Twelve agricultural organizations sent a letter to President Biden requesting a seat at the table during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, September 28th.

It may not be perfect, but Biofuel groups are welcoming last week’s signing of the Inflation Adjustment Act that includes key priorities for the biofuels industry.