Agriculture

Sweet potatoes are great. It doesn’t come down to much more than that. Classified botanically as Ipomoea batatas, this crop has a longstanding history among people of the Americas, and...

July 18, 2025 – Republicans in Congress passed a controversial rescissions package last night that will claw back money previously allocated, primarily to public media and foreign aid. It is...

The Trump administration said ag would be exempt from immigration raids, then said "no amnesty" will be shown for those employed in agriculture. Agri-Pulse Newsmakers spoke with Rep. Andrea Salinas,...

The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) applauds President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Julie Callhan to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Dr. Callahan...

We bring you some of the best farm photos from the week this Friday, July 18, 2025! Want to get listed in this weekly feature? Be sure to hashtag your...

“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Alzheimer’s is a degenerative condition that’s on the rise, and is affecting more than...

by NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley Last week, the Trump administration reignited the legal fight over farm animal confinement laws, filing a new lawsuit challenging those in place in...

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB, P.L. 119-21) into law. Spanning nearly 900 pages of legislative text, OBBB relies on draconian cuts...

Weather events and latent environmental stressors are making it increasingly difficult to produce good yields of corn every year. With these added pressures, scientists are working hard to develop new...

Under a freshly enacted Vermont bill on housing that bars discrimination on the basis of citizenship or immigration status, immigrant farmworkers no longer need to submit a social security number...