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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, March 06, 2025
Former Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in 2019 that the economic realities of dairy farming were forcing farmers to get bigger or get out of the business. The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms the continuing trend toward larger farming operations.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned lawmakers Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s decision upholding California’s Proposition 12 could lead to “chaos,” if other states follow suit in imposing their own standards for food products.
New Ag Census data shows that California had nine of the top 10-ag producing counties in the U.S. in terms of sales, as the number of farmers continues to decline.
President Joe Biden tries to sell his economic agenda to the country with his annual State of the Union address this week, and the Senate Agriculture pivots its farm bill preparations to focus on commodity programs and crop insurance.
The Agriculture Department mailed survey codes to all of the nation’s farmers and ranchers on Tuesday with an invitation to participate in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
