Bill Northey is finally getting his seat on the USDA. On Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue administered the oath of office to Northey at the Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner. Until yesterday, Northey had served as Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture, a position he had held for more than eleven years. Northey will […]

President Donald Trump’s infrastructure agenda received a thumbs up from key leaders in agriculture. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised the agenda’s emphasis on investment in rural America. The plan calls for 25 percent of new federal funds to be dedicated to rural infrastructure needs, as prioritized by state and local leaders. “President Trump has […]

Last night President Donald Trump touched on many key ag issues such as infrastructure, immigration, tax reform, and the opioid crisis in his State of the Union Address, while staying clear of subjects such as NAFTA and the Farm Bill. Here is what some big names in ag had to say: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture […]

On Wednesday, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue rolled out the USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018.

R-CALF USA and the Cattle Producers of Washington have reinforced say the USDA is unlawfully labeling imported beef as “Products of the USA.”

The nation’s organic food movement published an open letter in the Washington Post Tuesday demanding that the USDA stop interfering with standards for animal welfare in organic food production. In a full-page paid advertisement, the group asks USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue to reinstate the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule that was issued in January […]

President Donald Trump promised the American people a big, beautiful tax cut for Christmas, and with final passage of the tax reform bill, several ag industry members believe it will be. During his remarks Wednesday at the Bill Passage Event, President Trump made sure to give out a shout out to farmers who would benefit […]

Sec. Perdue was very supportive of the joint statement on pesticide maximum residue levels signed at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference.

The U.S. House approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a step in the right direction, according to several agricultural groups.

U.S. ag exports totaled $140.5B in fiscal year 2017, climbing nearly $10.9B from the previous year to the third-highest level on record.