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Ron Gibson, the Utah Farm Bureau president who announced a leave of absence last week following the release of a video of a confrontation with the farmworkers on his dairy operation, has resigned from his position.

The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition calling for stricter regulation of animal feeding operations, deciding instead to establish a federal advisory committee to examine the matter.

Utah Farm Bureau President Ron Gibson is facing human trafficking allegations after video surfaced online of him allegedly assaulting a worker on his dairy farm.

If you think hiring good employees for food and agricultural jobs is difficult now, the data doesn’t indicate it’s going to improve anytime soon. Understanding generational differences in today's labor makeup will help ag companies weather the tight labor market.

Cropland values jumped 8.1% this year, hitting an average of $5.460 an acre, USDA reports. Many states have seen double-digit increases this year, with Kansas leading the nation with an increase of 16.6%.

A coalition of center-left House Democrats is emphasizing conservation, diverse farm income, and nutrition in its farm bill priorities.

A House bill introduced Thursday would address one of the top farm bill goals for specialty crop growers by setting up a grant program to ease the cost of adopting automation in their operations.