Cuba and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday aimed at improving rice production on the island.
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Members of the 2025 Rice Leadership Development Class were announced earlier this week during the annual Rice Awards Luncheon at this year’s USA Rice Outlook Conference here. The class is comprised of seven rice industry professionals selected by a committee of agribusiness leaders.
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If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, it could upend the economies of states where farming and other food-related industries are crucial — and where labor shortages abound.
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The federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has recommended a reduction in red and processed meat consumption as part of its 2025 Scientific Report, a move that has sparked debate among nutrition experts and food producers.
These guidelines, updated every five years, serve as a foundation for federal nutrition programs and policies, including school lunches and public health initiatives. The committee’s report, which emphasizes health equity and sustainable dietary practices, is intended to function as a guide for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture. The 2025 report has drawn specific attention to its advice to limit red meat intake despite ongoing discussions about its nutritional value.
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Duck Dynasty's five-year run on A&E may have ended, but the family dynasty lives on over seven years later.
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Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit a Palm Beach County, Florida, sugar cane farm with the Florida Sugar Cane League, which hosts tours to connect non-farming residents with local farmers. I joined a group of seniors from a residential neighborhood in the southern part of the county.
I’d never seen sugar cane before, so the trip was eye opening for me. While this doesn’t begin to cover everything I learned, here are seven things I discovered about sugar cane.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is asking state deer hunters for assistance in surveillance for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in connection with a deer at a captive deer farm which tested positive for the disease in Jeff Davis Parish on Nov. 7.
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A half mile under the vast prairie soils of Saskatchewan, Canada, miners employed by Nutrien Ag Solutions work 12-hour shifts, 24/7, digging into a 350-million-year-old dry seabed to deliver a macronutrient that U.S. farmers need every year to grow high-yielding corn and soybean crops: potash.
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The attached Crop Market Update Report for the month of December contains a summary of the markets’ reaction to the latest USDA supply and demand report.
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A Cedar Park (Texas) Police Department arrest affidavit revealed details involving a 17-year-old Vista Ridge High School student who is accused of killing another student’s goat.
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Released on Dec. 10, USDA-ERS published its 2024 edition of America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance. This publication, which pulls from survey data collected at the end of 2023, aims to give a snapshot of the U.S. farm economy.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is accepting applications for the 2025 USDA E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program. These fellowships introduce faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Hispanic-Serving School Districts to the vast array of USDA resources available to them. The fellowships take place during the summer of 2025, and applications are due by March 6, 2025.
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Growing up on a farm in St. Martinville, Brayden Blanchard knew he wanted to make a living doing something related to sugarcane — the crop his family has cultivated for five generations.
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If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water.
Today, it's covered with impressively tall and thick beds of wild rice.
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Good Day Farm has opened the South’s largest medical cannabis dispensary in Lake Charles near the major casinos. The 10,000-square-foot facility replaces a smaller location and includes a drive-thru, product displays, and unmedicated taste tests of THC and CBD gummies.
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