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A panel of economists painted a dark picture of the U.S. farm sector during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, although they said indicators are not as dire as in the 1980s, when high interest rates, low commodity prices and a strong dollar combined to drive a wave of farm foreclosures.
Donald Trump is moving quickly to dismantle seven decades of American policy built on trade deals and multinational alliances that help fuel the U.S. and global economies.
Rural Wisconsin voters await economic revival in a part of now pro-Trump America.
The House next week will hold a general rural economic outlook hearing as part of its work on a new farm bill. The Senate later this month will hold its first field hearing. The farm bill debate has begun with a goal of inking a final bill and passed by Congress by early summer 2018, but no later than September 2018.
USDA released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report Feb. 9. Here are the numbers you need to know.
President Donald Trump remains in U.S. farmers’ good graces, according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse survey.
The Agriculture Department says “adjustments may be made” in its decision to remove animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records and other information about the treatment of animals from its website.
News outlet Politico released their short list, policy analyst Roger Bernard says it might be too soon to know.
Some citizens give more thought to what they’re having for dinner than who they’re voting for for president. But American voters’ decisions in the 2016 presidential election could determine what the world has—or doesn’t have—for dinner.
An egg industry group’s discussions about thwarting the sale of an eggless vegan spread at Whole Foods were inappropriate, a review by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found.