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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Rural Development is one of the most little-known agencies within USDA, but its broad portfolio of programs have been helping rural areas in many unique ways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Syngenta Group announced the acquisition of Valagro, a leading biologics company - giving the firm a key leadership position in a market which is set to nearly double in size over the next five years.
Hundreds of farmers and ranchers who were thinking about selling land earlier this year seemed to pull back as COVID-19 cases spread across the country – creating a great deal of economic uncertainty. But now they are back.
The latest data from USDA’s Economic Research Service’s “Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook” provides a snapshot of production and prices, with tree nuts producing record-high supplies in 2020/21 and a spike in orange juice sales as COVID-19 hit the U.S.
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that a harmless airborne fungus, can dramatically accelerate plant growth if a germinating plant is near the fungus as it emits volatiles or gases.
USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky will leave the agency and return to the helm of the American Soybean Association this fall, a position in which he previously served for 21 years.
The ongoing debate over climate change is complicating the search for solutions over how to prevent massive wildfires that continue to ravage many rural areas across the west.
Celebrity chef José Andrés, Secretary Sonny Perdue, Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow are part of an all-star lineup of speakers who will explore the crucial links between food security and national security.
Serving as the CEO of a farmer-led nonprofit organization is never easy. But Ryan Findlay’s termination after a little more than two years as the CEO of the American Soybean Association has proven to be a head-scratcher in many ways.
As almond harvest advanced at a feverish pace in the Central Valley during August, high heat, humidity, along with heavy smoke from neighboring wildfires, created some unique challenges.
