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Strong export demand has helped support the U.S. dairy market in recent years, but growing milk supplies and uncertainty surrounding international trade are raising questions about how long that momentum ...

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Global blueberry production could grow by another 1 million tons by 2030 or shortly afterward as the industry continues to expand. However, industry leaders say increased production alone will not ...

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Farmers in early American agriculture quickly learned that production decisions could have a significant impact on market prices and profitability. As agricultural production expanded and new technologies made it possible ...

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American Agriculture History Minute Explores the South’s Early Farming Economy Agriculture in the American South developed differently from farming in the Midwest and New England, shaped by differences in land ...

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More than 500 counties across 46 states experienced a shortage of large animal veterinarians in 2025, according to USDA estimates. The shortage is among the largest ever recorded, raising concerns ...

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Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land involves more than 47 million acres, representing approximately 3.6% of privately held agricultural acreage, according to new USDA data. Although foreign land holdings have ...

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The opening is for one representative from ...

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Railroads Helped Open New Lands to American Farmers Railroads played a significant role in the expansion of American agriculture during the mid-19th century, helping bring settlers to new farming regions ...

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Early American farmers helped expand agriculture across the United States, but the history of westward settlement also reveals a pattern of land use that often depleted the soil rather than ...

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Iowa’s transition from eastern forests to the vast grasslands of the Great Prairie created a different set of challenges for early American settlers. Unlike farmers who settled in heavily wooded ...

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