The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it's been in 70 years. In June, the price of ground beef rose over $6, the highest since ...

What EU budget negotiations mean for more sustainable and agroecological farming  The European Commission has proposed major ...

As the European Union (EU) looks for ways to cut its agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and manage its energy transition, biogas and with it biomethane has gained renewed traction.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The owner of Ohio's largest egg producer says he's pulling out of the business in Ohio within five years and will start a new venture in eastern Europe. "I am burned out working ...

After years of underfunding and oversubscription, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding in fiscal year 2024 (FY24) helped thousands more farmers enroll in two federal conservation cost share programs: ...

As the Trump Administration announced new tariffs on major agriculture trading partners, media reports last week indicate that USDA Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will try to cushion the blow to ...

Across the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) local service centers provide essential person-to-person resources for farmers and rural landowners. Loans, grants and conservation ...

A wave of new policies is making climate-related disclosures mandatory for a large swath of the global economy, including many of the world’s largest food and agriculture companies.

Negotiators from 12 government members (“Parties”) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meet Oct. 5-9 to try to agree on the terms of several texts required for ...

Raising a Stink What is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), and what does it mean that nearly all farm animals in the U.S. are now raised in them? Factory farms are a major change from how ...

According to a recent study, there are 55 analogies used by policymakers to describe what “artificial intelligence” (AI) is and does. This semantic maelstrom is a factor in a robust U.S.

This report takes a close look at the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farmer-focused conservation cost-share program. In the report, we examine the agricultural practices that EQIP ...