Ranchers and farmers across the country are calling for simpler water rules following decades of uncertainty regarding the definition of what is a federally regulated waterway.
On April 22, the American Farm Bureau Federation submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging it to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” pursuant to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA in 2023.
Read MoreSoybeans and livestock rally early, with corn and wheat lower.
Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, says soybeans are seeing follow through buying on the de-escalation of the China trade war.
Read MoreJefferson Parish is doubling down on a growing aquaculture industry wth hopes of making Grand Isle oysters a premium brand on menus across the country.
Armed with a $140,000 grant from the state, parish leaders announced a new branding campaign for cultivated off-bottom oysters. The goal: introduce the world to “Grand Isle Jewels.”
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply due to health concerns, Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced Tuesday.
Read MoreAfter multiple shootings caused the Strawberry Festival to shut down early in its 2025 year, festival officials and law enforcement made the decision to adjust the festival hours for next year.
Read MoreMaking rice a more resilient crop is the main goal of the LSU AgCenter’s Crisp Rice Project.
Craig Gautreaux gives us some insight into how a seed treatment process helps prevent disease.
Read MoreJoe Nicosia, Head of Cotton at Louis Dreyfus Company and 2024 National Cotton Council Chairman, believes it’s time for the U.S. cotton industry to reset its thinking and approach to trade, marketing, consumer education – practically everything.
Read MoreToday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country.
Read MoreSunghun Lim, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship that will further his research and connect him with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist.
Read MoreIt’s no secret there’s trouble in the ag economy. As AgWeb reported in March, the Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor found 62% of ag economists think the row crop side of agriculture is currently in a recession, and 85% think the situation will accelerate consolidation on farms and among agribusinesses. A new report from Bloomberg Law shows family farm bankruptcies are also on the rise.
Read MoreUSDA’s latest crop progress report, out Monday afternoon and covering the week through April 20, is giving traders more and more data to digest as the season gets more solidly underway. Of particular note, corn and soybean plantings were a bit speedier than analysts had predicted, while winter wheat quality was worse than expected.
Read MoreThe USDA Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the 2025-crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton.
Read MorePatrick Johnson is well aware of what he’s getting into this year as the newly elected chairman of the National Cotton Council (NCC).
He’s been handed a plate overloaded with farm policy and political issues (including a screaming need for a new farm bill), continued economic distress at the farm level, and market challenges from foreign competitors, export customers, and manmade fibers — just to name a few.
Read MoreThis report contains the results from the Crop Progress and Condition weekly survey
Read MoreAs Americans observe Earth Day this week, the environment is on farmers’ minds year-round. In this week’s commentary, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall reminds us that farmers are the original conservationists
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