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U.S. dairy exporters and trade groups want the Obama Administration to pressure Canada to back out of the part of a new trade agreement that grants preferred access to cheese from the European Union and restricts U.S. sales to an already-tightly-restricted Canadian cheese m

President Barack Obama wants to know whatðs happening at your local Farm Service Agency (FSA), so shouldnðt you, too?

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wants to know what allowing No. 1 cable company Comcast to acquire No. 2 company Time Warner Cable (TWC) ðmight mean for Americans who live in rural areas.ð

With the curtain rising on Monday on Congressðs last weeks of work before the November election, both insiders and outsiders expect to see a near-bare stage ð with all of the actors preoccupied.

Agriculture teachers are leaving their posts every year, while the demand for certified ag teachers is growing as more and more middle and secondary schools in urban areas want agricultural programs in their curriculum.

Farm owners and operators are beginning to make decisions presented to them by the 2014 Farm Bill, most of which will largely depend on their expectations for prices and their own finances.

The condition of the U.S. corn crop, already projected to be the biggest in history, just keeps getting better.

The disease that has plagued the U.S. pork industry for the last 17 months has slowed its progression, but producers are gearing up for a potential uptick in the winter months.

USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) has tightened its requirements for the use of brand or company names that contain the word ðorganicð on labels of packaged food products.

USDAðs decision to delay implementation of a key crop insurance change - included in the 2014 Farm Bill - could end up in the courts.