WASHINGTON — Farmers and leaders from more than 20 progressive agricultural groups gathered this week to march on the U.S. Capitol, and promot…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on March 6 announced new steps the Department of Agriculture is taking to recenter U.S. agriculture and…
Some top Idaho officials are raising alarms after the state's Republican attorney general declined to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden ad…
POCATELLO — A newly released report shows the potato industry has a massive impact on the U.S. economy.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urged the private sector and government officials to address inequity and promote innovati…
WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee listened to agribusiness executives on Tuesday rail against federal regulations, …
The official but “soft” Feb. 6 deadline to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture has passed.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture beefed up its efforts to encourage competition in domestic meat and poultry supply chains on F…
WASHINGTON — State agriculture officials from across the country sought this month to remind a new crop of lawmakers in Congress of their stat…
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store as officials slau…
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national securit…
Montana politicians are working on passing legislation to prevent foreign entities from controlling American farmland, following espionage con…
Direct farm sales of food increased 3 percent from 2015 to 2020.
The total sale of organic food products in the United States rose by 13 percent from 2019 to 2021, according to recently released USDA data.
Farm-to-table is not just a catchphrase for some contemporary ‘foodie’ trend.
WASHINGTON — After two strong years of growth, U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expense…
Idaho’s Jeff Siddoway was presented with the McClure Silver Ram Award on Jan. 20 at the American Sheep Industry Association’s Annual Conventio…
WASHINGTON — The new Republican chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and a top Democrat on the panel on Jan. 18 laid out anti-hung…
HOMEDALE — Certified Crop Adviser Bo Isham estimates that the Idaho hops industry adds approximately $185 million to the state’s economy each …
BOISE — When it comes to population, Idaho is a very small state. When it comes to agriculture, Idaho punches way above its weight.
MOLINE, Illinois—Equipment manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed a memorandum of understanding that ensu…
Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel an…
Federal officials will more closely monitor the impacts of shrinking lakes throughout the U.S. West after President Joe Biden signed legislati…
BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little recently returned from his second official trade mission as governor, traveling to Singapore and Taiwan — the l…
Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are calling for emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed costs in part f…
Shoppers hoping for a little relief at the grocery store for their holiday meals will be disappointed by the Consumer Price Index released Tue…
Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the pro…
U.S. officials say Florida's seasonal orange production is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurric…
