National Pork Board Task Forces Seek to Build Trust, Add Value to Pork Industry August 25, 2022 12:47 pm|The National Pork Board is asking for your input by participating in several different task forces that are…
Rural Homes with Persistent Poverty Have Less Access to Internet, Says USDA August 25, 2022 12:46 pm|Households in rural persistently poor counties were the least likely to have home internet in 2015-19, according to…
Ukraine Exports Helping Global Market Projections August 24, 2022 8:48 am|An agreement to allow grain shipments from Ukraine is helping increase global supplies of wheat and corn. Veronica…
$100 Million for Biofuel Infrastructure Coming from USDA August 24, 2022 8:47 am|The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $100 million in biofuel infrastructure in the form of federal grants…
Rural America Continues Losing Farmland Acres at a Rapid Rate August 23, 2022 11:54 am|A recent report from American Farmland Trust shows an alarming trend of farmland disappearing from rural America. Angie…
USDA Announces Another Phase of Assistance to Farmers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters August 21, 2022 6:51 pm|The USDA announced another phase of assistance will be forthcoming to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by…
USDA Secretary Vilsack Hits Road to Promote ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ August 18, 2022 9:34 pm|U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is traveling this week, promoting the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed…
National FFA Organization Reaches All-Time High Membership August 18, 2022 9:33 pm|The National FFA Organization, which is based out of Indianapolis, has announced a record-high student membership number of…
Michigan Farmers are Encouraged to Enter the NCGA’s Corn Yield Contest August 15, 2022 2:54 pm|If you’re a Michigan corn farmer, you’re being encouraged to enter the National Corn Growers Association Yield Contest.…
USDA Increases Soybean Production Estimates, Lowers Corn Crop Projections for 2022 August 13, 2022 9:18 am|U.S. corn production is projected to be down from 2021, while soybean production is estimated to increase from…