Many ranchers in Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma have been impacted by devastating wildfires are in need of grazing acres and hay resources to sustain their herds while they work over the coming months to restore their operations. Steve Dick, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency in South Dakota says emergency haying and grazing has been approved to try to help those producers.

It's the start of baseball season.  We have some interest facts about America's past time.  

Grace Brewster Hopper, Navy Rear-Admiral and Computer Scientist.

In March 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the United States Patent and Trademark Office released a report delving into the accuracy of the claims companies made about the seeds they sell to grow agricultural crops. During the 2024 National Farmers Union Convention, U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack talked about the “More and Better Choices for Farmers: Promoting Fair Competition and Innovation in Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs” report.

We're all familiar with Ellis Island.....Now learn about Angel Island near San Francisco.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means. During the 2024 National Farmers Union Convention, U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack talked about that topic, but first gave an update on enforcement of the Packers & Stockyards Act.

The United States Department of Agriculture projects U.S. farm sector income will continue to fall in 2024, after reaching record highs in 2022. During his address at the 2024 Commodity Classic event, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said his agency is doing all that it can to ensure American farmers can afford to produce the food, feed, fiber and fuel the world needs.

Learn about Ruth Jones Wakefield, the woman that invented the first chocolate chip cookie recipe.

The 2024 Commodity Classic event was held Feb. 27-March 2 in Houston, TX. One of speakers was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He urged caution as the United States works through tensions with China because that country is a major importer of U.S. ag products.

Learn about Grace Brewster Hopper, the woman who created a way for computer code to be written in English rather than digital code.