farmers and ranchers

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%.

The European Food Safety Agency says it hasn’t identified areas of concern that would stop the reapproval of glyphosate for use in the EU.

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.

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.