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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Tensions are still high between Mexico and the U.S. as the battle over construction of a border wall begins, putting immigration and migrant labor back in the spotlight.
Even as he puts a stake through Barack Obama’s ambitious, 12-nation trade pact with Asia, President Donald Trump has signaled he’s willing to strike narrower bilateral deals in the region. His first one should be with Japan.
Two pipeline projects that came to a grinding halt under the Obama administration now are getting the green light from President Trump.
This week, an online battle is being fought 140 characters at a time. Three separate incidents sparked off the current agitation on Twitter.
Tomorrow a tractor will make its way down Pennsylvania Ave. as part of the inaugural parade.
Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements.
The United States of America has a new president as of today, but that’s not the only change that happened. The whitehouse.gov website is now populated with Trump administration policy positions, and one of the first ones posted is titled “An America First Energy Plan.”
Trump team says Bayer promised to add 3,000 jobs at Monsanto.
Organic meat and egg producers will have to abide by stricter animal welfare standards under a new rule announced Wednesday by the Agriculture Department.
Two transition officials confirm pick of ex-Georgia governor.
At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week, the American Chamber of Commerce in China brought attention to China’s recent move to hike duties and tariffs on dried distiller grains (DDGs) from the U.S.
Some farmers and conservationists say the resurgence of the American bald eagle has come at a price.
GOP targets landmark Endangered Species Act for big changes.
The North Dakota Farmers Union will be allowed to file legal documents defending the constitutionality of the state’s Depression-era ban on corporate farming.
After a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week, the CEOs of Bayer and Monsanto are promising an increase in American jobs and more funding for research and development. As Politico reports, this is the latest in a trend of one-to-one meetings between Trump and CEOs, with a focus on U.S. job retention.
Senate confirmation hearings for nominees start this week.
USDA farm definition includes small farms that might not represent commercial farmers
The highly-debatable estate tax is a touchy subject among farmers, and Republicans are hopeful a new administration means the death tax could be laid to rest.
Newly released numbers from the USDA show nearly one third of principal farm operators were at least 65 years or older, compared to 12 percent of self-employed workers in businesses unrelated to agriculture. The average age of a farmer is 58-years-old.
Do you consider your neighbor’s five-acre property with 12 chickens a farm? No? What about your neighbor with two show pigs? No still? If that’s the case, the folks behind the USDA Census of Agriculture disagree.
China shifts toward market-driven policies, rapid adoption of farming technology
Agriculture might benefit from less oversight, but trade policies could see a setback from president-elect Trump’s plans.
A new anti-GMO campaign by Hunt’s is creating quite the reaction.
Despite whether these changes happen or not, there are two key issues farmers need to be aware of when it comes to dealing with the farm bill and Section 179 is at the top of that list.
Next week, President-elect Donald Trump will meet with Elsa Murano, 57, a candidate for Agriculture Secretary.
Thousands of Kentucky farms involved in direct community sales.
Donald Trump has chosen Peter Navarro, one of the most ardent critics of trade with China, to head his newly created National Trade Council -- a move many consider to be the opening shot in a trade war.
The bill would unwind Montana water law, a premise that virtually guarantees its failure at the Legislature.
While they fall on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is coming out in favor of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the next U.S. ambassador to China.