USDA extends the free school lunch and breakfast program through the end of the year, and Ceres Imaging brings plant level insights to fruit and nut orchards.

USDA allocates $19.1-million in grants for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers, and $22-million in grants to increase American ethanol and biodiesel sales.

USDA numbers show mixed results for produce exports, and reminder to Alabama residents that USDA has assistance for Hurricane Sally recovery.

USDA numbers show fresh produce exports mixed, and new website, Match.Graze, matches cattle producers with farmers who have grazing land.

Syngenta acquires biologicals company Valagro, and wildfire smoke and haze slow drying of California raisin crop.

Convenience stores in international markets have emerged as a key market for U.S. beef and pork, and National Institute of Food and Agriculture announces 20 new research grants to improve the organic seed needs of farmers.

USDA announces $72-million in grants to help bring health care and education to rural America, and convenience stores in international markets have emerged as a key market for U.S. beef and pork.

Canada has proposed testing requirements on imports of California romaine over E.coli scare, and China looks to be falling short of Phase-1 ag purchases.

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture prepares Georgia Ag Experience for school visits, and China looks to be falling short of Phase-1 ag purchases.

Consumers paid less for fruit during the first half of 2020, and a new soy-based concrete sealant could create a new demand source for soybeans.