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Advocates for minority farmers say historical discrimination justifies providing payments totaling 120% of debt held by “socially disadvantaged” farmers, as approved by the House Agriculture Committee in its $16.1 billion COVID relief package, part of a larger $1.9 trillion relief bill to be considered by the full House of Representatives.

The California Legislature is planning an active session this year to make up for lost time in 2020.

Have you received a new mailer from USDA, asking for help on the next census?

The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Vilsack as the nation’s Secretary of Agriculture, giving the former Iowa governor another term at the helm of USDA.

PG&E is expected to increase rates by 4%, which adds up to a 40% overall increase since 2013.

The Adverse Effect Wage Rate that farmers are required to pay H-2A workers is rising by an average of 4.5% nationally to $14.62 per hour this year, with some western and Plains states seeing significantly higher increases. 

The Federal Maritime Commission has been investigating a practice by marine operators at ports to stockpile empty containers during a shortage of outgoing containers.

The pandemic set in motion major changes to the global wine industry that will play out in 2021, according to RaboResearch.

When most food service across the country shut down nearly a year ago, $5 billion-worth of produce was suddenly stuck in the food chain.

Tom Vilsack finally gets his Senate vote to join the Biden administration for a second stint as agriculture secretary, and two other nominees important to farmers and ranchers get hearings this week.