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The U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference, held recently in Bankok, is a cornerstone buyers conference in Southeast Asia, hosted by the U.S. Grains Council, the U.S. Soybean Export Council, and the U.S. Wheat Associates.

The National Ag Statistics Service recently estimated the total U.S. 2023-24 wheat planted area will be 49.9 million acres, up 9% and the highest since 2016-17.

Entomologists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the USDA have confirmed the first 2021 report of an Asian giant hornet … this time in Snohomish County.

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

To help farmers protect their crops, University of California specialists are developing an online tool that translates climate data to predict extreme heat or cold that might threaten farm fields.

**The USDA has announced a plan to tackle African Swine Fever if detected in the U.S. Ag Secretary Perdue would immediately declare an "extraordinary emergency" and USDA would take the lead on a national response to control and eradicate the SWINE-ONLY disease...

No sign of easing in the debate over cattle and sustainability, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association updated the 2019 Policy Priorities to include the Green New Deal.

Commitments on the new NAFTA. U.S. needs to avoid ill-advised food import triggers. Beef Industry is about producing nutritious beef with economic viability.

The appointment of state directors for the Farm Service Agency and for USDA's Rural Development programs have been announced. Ag lenders are recommending further adjustments as farmers prepare for another year of tight margins. A sustainability acceleration project using RFID technology tracks cattle in it entire life.

DuPont announced Wednesday that former USDA deputy secretary Krysta Haden has joined the company as the vice president of Public Policy & Chief Sustainability Officer. Harden left USDA at the end of February and will now lead DuPont’s public policy and government affairs strategies, as well as its sustainability, philanthropy, product stewardship and global regulatory activities, according to