Articles by Quentin Slater

Rep. Frank Lucas, the chair of the House Ag Committee during the development of the 2014 farm bill, has an optimistic view of the newly-elected House Speaker and discussed his perspective on how the timelines for the farm bill and appropriations bills may be influenced by this change in leadership on this week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.

Aquifers globally, including those in California, face groundwater depletion due to excessive pumping, land use changes and climate impacts.

National Cooperative Bank released its annual list of the 100 cooperatives in the country, and nearly half the listings and the four largest co-ops by revenue are agriculture enterprises.

U.S. soybean meal exports are set to reach 13.2 million tons in marketing year 2022/23, valued at almost $7 billion, but government analysts anticipate the next marketing year could produce an even higher total.

A Washington wheat producer grew nearly 212 bushels per acre on his winter wheat field, setting him far and away as the highest-yielding grower in the National Wheat Foundation's 2023 yield contest.

John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.

The Farm Credit Administration Board has granted approval for a final regulation that governs the provision of services to young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmers and ranchers within the Farm Credit System.

American Farmland Trust recently announced sponsorship of “America the Bountiful,” a new national public television series highlighting the culture, food and history of various locations in rural America.

Amid the turmoil on Capitol Hill, a top USDA official tells Agri-Pulse that Congress must pass a budget in order for the department to help lawmakers write a new farm bill.