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Federal officials have designated five Idaho counties as natural disaster areas due to recent drought conditions.
Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod filed the lawsuit against the late blogger Andrew Breitbart, who in 2010 posted an edited video of Sherrod, who is black, supposedly making racist remarks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to resume inspections of in-bound cattle from Agua Prieta, Mexico.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are hunting for more power—and agriculture is in their crosshairs.
While the measure is likely to have limited impact, it does signal the GMO labeling push is gaining momentum.
A turf battle between a southern Nevada rancher and federal land managers has escalated after authorities said they plan to round up cattle that have been allowed to graze for decades on remote public land northeast of Las Vegas.
The 2014 forecast of total red meat and poultry production is lowered from last month as higher beef production is more than offset by lower pork, broiler, and turkey production.
The group says this is a tremendous roadblock to ordinary land use activities.
Livestock producers are eligible for USDA drought aid.
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments (EPIC) Act with a vote of 222-201.
The changes stemming from the new farm bill take effect immediately.
Animal protection advocates applauded President Barack Obama on Tuesday for proposing to continue a federal funding ban that’s blocking the resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S.
A lot rests on whether or not we will sufficiently cut corn acres. Research firms go through this exercise every year to try to guess what we farmers will do.
A budget bill pending in Congress would effectively reinstate a federal ban on horse slaughter by cutting funding for inspections at a New Mexico company and other plants.
Crop receipts are expected to decline by more than 12%.
The final farm bill will decide the fate of the Obama administration’s proposal to move to more cash purchases in foreign countries.
The “Balancing Act: Regulating Innovation” broadcast on Dec. 5th will have host Mike Adams interviewing guests Sarah Bittleman and Jack Bobo.
Some who were quoted in a recent Associated Press investigative report on ethanol are saying that they were misled and misrepresented.
Some farmers may not participate if premiums are raised for the highest-income operations, as the Senate farm bill would do.
Global weather highlights reflect volatile weather in China.
The fight over Keystone, now in its sixth year, shows no sign of abating as both sides await the release of a final environmental impact statement.
USDA loans account for about 132,000 mortgages a year in areas designated by the agency as rural, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
If EPA continues on this path, many livestock producers will be saddled with additional costs and the burden of obtaining and complying with NPDES permits.
Ethanol margins returned to the black during late spring and production bounced back from last year’s lows—increasing the corn grind and demand, even for pricey old-crop corn.
But the USMEF says challenges still exist, particularly in Russia.