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During 2020 and 2021, the FSA provided $31 billion in aid to more than 950,000 producers of agricultural commodities, including crops, dairy, and livestock.  The goal was to help offset losses and costs associated with the COVID pandemic.  Th...

The National Association of Wheat Growers has shared their priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill.  As lawmakers continue putting the next farm bill together, wheat growers will advocate for a variety of priorities, including protecting crop insurance to ensure growers have a strong and reliable safety net assists wheat growers when it’s needed during disasters.  They also wan...

USDA and the state of Washington have announced a cooperative agreement to purchase local foods.  Under the agreement signed with AMS, the Washington State Department of Agriculture will purchase and distributed locally grown and/or processed food from underserved producers.  Th...

Nearly twice as many meat-processing plants employ short-term foreign workers than in 2015, “a small but growing trend,” according to an Investigate Midwest report.

Already dealing with months of drought, North Dakota now has another threat after anthrax was found last week in a cattle herd in Kidder County.

The USDA is providing $67 million in competitive loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program, which aims resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.

The USDA reports a French law banning produce stickers that aren’t compostable are a threat to millions in U.S. produce exports.

New federal grants will help teachers across the country integrate food and agricultural sciences into their classes. It will also encourage students to explore career paths in food and agriculture.

With federal pandemic aid in their hands, farmers and ranchers borrowed far less money than usual from ag bankers during the first quarter of this year on operating expenses.

The USDA, FDA and Centers for Disease Control continue to underscore there’s no credible evidence of food or food packaging as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.