Tift County farmer Ryan Branch receive the Best Cotton Award, and USDA opens 30-day public comment period to provide feedback on the Department's reorganization plan.

For the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef, and the U.S. agricultural trade deficit hit a record high in 2025.

The California Agricultural Heritage Club inducted six farms and ranches at last month’s California State Fair, recognizing families with 100 or more years of continuous operation, and the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in July as farmer sentiment continued to weaken.

Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper and Georgia Grown announced the release of the official 2025 Georgia Grown Farmers Market Map, and the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in July as farmer sentiment continued to weaken.

California state officials express concerns about staff and funding cuts at the U.S. Forest Service, a division of the USDA, and for the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef.

It's like a summer prep school for future farmers from around the country, and it just wrapped up its 2025 session at Clemson University, and for the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef.

Only 55% of U.S. consumers are confident in the safety of our food systems, and an estimated 8.2% of the global population experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2023 and 8.7% in 22.

An invasive plant has reappeared in the Southeast, and farmers are warned to be on the lookout for tropical spiderwort, and USDA’s APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.

Harvest of Gala apples has started in California’s Central Valley, and USDA’s APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.

The July Cattle on Feed Report offered little relief to customers paying higher prices for beef, and decreasing responses to USDA’s farmer surveys are beginning to put the integrity of the data at risk.