Creating havoc  this week, landlords across the country were contacted via mail that a deadline for the Market Facilitation Program was fast approaching and that they needed to be signed up. A friendly reminder would be much welcomed in most cases, except this friendly reminder had no way of being handled. Since the government shut […]

USDA announces funding to 128 projects to increase access to education, workforce training and health care opportunities in rural communities.

The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been restructured to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The USDA said it does not regulate or have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed through traditional breeding techniques.

For the third time in his career as U.S. secretary of agriculture, Sonny Perdue is traveling through several states hoping to get feedback about the upcoming Farm Bill

The U.S. DOT announced an additional 90-day temporary waiver from the ELD rule for agriculture related transportation.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue unveils Farmers.gov, the new interactive one-stop website for producers maintained by the USDA.

There are 27 states that are hoping the USDA’s newest job-creation initiative will help to boost their economic futures. Well, more power to them. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that his agency is investing $2.5 billion toward rural electric infrastructure improvements — the money doesn’t come from grants, however. They will be in the […]

Kenny Graner, the President of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, has sent this letter regarding brucellosis  research to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease found in various types of livestock, is an important issue to Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and all states’ producers that trade livestock with those states. Many of the USCA’s members are concerned […]

“We’re in an era of American agriculture where you can’t just sit back. You have to agvocate.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue spoke those works poignantly — and almost pleadingly — to a room full of FFA students Wednesday at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Perdue was moderating a session of the #SpeakAg […]