POLICY
Oregon has adopted what some say are the strictest toxic water pollution standards in the United States.
Western United Dairymen wants leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees to support funding for the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Digesters create renewable energy, better manage manure, produce a steady supply bedding, and lessen their dairy’s environmental footprint by reducing air emissions and odor.
Chris Pawelski, a fourth-generation farmer, returns to the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast to discuss the importance of advocacy, how growers can get started and more.
Some long-time Washington contacts still give the odds of a farm bill this year at only 15%.
Rail strikes ran headlines in late 2022 and came to an end in December when Congress passed an agreement. But there may be another strike looming in the transportation sector unless the Biden administration changes pace.
Republicans and Democrats are under pressure to deliver meaningful immigration reform.
The government is trying to tell farmers and ranchers that it knows what’s best for your children.
See how President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney answered the American Farm Bureau Federation’s farming questionnaire.
The adoption of federal legislation known as MAP-21 exempts the equipment and its operators from some Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
The agreement provides certain exemptions for farmers in one state who cross into the other while delivering agricultural goods.
The decision was expected, but it’s unclear who will succeed the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away
France and Israel topped the U.S. in the food quality and safety category of the Food Security Index.
To support our population jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, a 70% increase in food production is required.
Update: Commenting period extended to Dec. 1. Proposed revisions will make it difficult for youth to learn the ropes of farming.
Facing our challenges to guarantee our competitive edge
The Department of Labor says it will re-propose the “parental exemption” portion of the child labor rule, but farm groups say the rule still needs more work.
The U.S. Department of Labor said it will be revising and re-proposing the portion of the rule that interprets “parental exemption.”
Fourth annual Sonja Hillgren Field Reporting Institute journeys across Missouri this weekend
Producers now have until Jan. 7, 2011, to enroll
Purdue researchers have delivered data to the EPA on a two-year National Air Emissions Monitoring Study on livestock farms.
The final EIS will be available for public review for at least 30 days before USDA will publish a record of decision on how it will proceed.
New online features allow you to get answers to your employment questions.
National editor Tom Karst and staff writer Ashley Nickle discuss the latest 90-day delay for produce shippers on the ELD mandate and how blueberries fared in some recent cold weather.
Sustainability: feeding the world with the resources available.