6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (473+ words) California Agriculture Science hired Spencer Tibbitts as senior research agronomist. Most recently, he was a sales agronomist for Yara North America for the past two years focused on Northern California. Earlier, Tibbitts was research manager at Butte County Rice Growers…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago  (47+ words) Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. , and Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers argue that Congress still has an opportunity to keep its promise to rural America by passing year-round E15 legislation, which would support farmers, strengthen rural economies and lower…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (242+ words) Turner Bridgforth'has left the Environmental Protection Agency, where he served as senior agriculture adviser to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Bridgforth is now deputy director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. During the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (621+ words) Droughts, border closures, New World screwworm, Argentina beef imports, wildfires, packing plant slowdowns, and a 75-year low in the U. S. cattle inventory. Those aren't just headlines. They are the realities cattle producers are working through every day. They've added volatility to…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1218+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom's initial budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1 takes a cautious posture while quietly progressing a set of policy choices that carry implications for agriculture, water, food programs and health care for undocumented Californians. The $348. 9 billion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (522+ words) It's 2026, and it's time for the House of Representatives to pass America's "Farm Bill 2. 0." On April 17, Farm Credit led a'letter'to House leadership underscoring the vital need for "Farm Bill 2. 0." More than 330 agricultural organizations, representing constituencies in all fifty states and…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (508+ words) We come from very different places " a grazing farm in northwest Missouri (Chad) and an urban farm in Trotwood, Ohio (Donee) " but we share the same conviction: You must hold a certain love for nature and the earth to want…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (294+ words) One example is my legislation, the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025. This legislation doubles the funding for the Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs to enable farmers" and ranchers" access to more market opportunities. In 2023, the state of Washington…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (85+ words) Part One: What's next for US-Brazil competition in exports? Part Two: Farmers hope to finally unlock their infrastructure ambitions Part Three: Soy industry goes on sustainability offensive Part Four (Video): From Farm to Market: Moving Brazil's Soybeans The co-executive directors…...

3+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (1242+ words) The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a draft farm bill Friday that would revamp a key international food aid program, boost risk management options for specialty crop growers and nullify California's controversial Proposition 12 standards for animal welfare. The Republican-led panel aims…...