Agriculture

How our food is grown, who has access to it and at what cost are among the leading issues negotiated in the writing of the farm bill, a comprehensive federal...

I  grew up on a farm in Iowa during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Back then, life here was not flourishing, but dying. I pursued a career in fashion...

Syngenta has announced the appointment of Kathy Eichlin as head of U.S. Crop Protection Corporate Communications for Syngenta North America, a leading science-based ag tech company that brings plant potential...

“PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY”: ANONYMOUS ACTIVISTS OR HIDDEN EXTREMISTS? Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is the self-anointed voice for public employees who become “anonymous activists.” This organization has...

By Nick Nakashian The California Table Grape Commission is positioned to expand international demand for California table grapes in 16 target markets with its 2023 export marketing campaign. The 16...

We bring you some of the best farm photos from July 11! Want to get listed in this daily feature? Be sure to hashtag your Instagram pics with #agdaily. View...

Roberto Lopez, an OptimIA project researcher and Michigan State University horticulture professor, is studying how environmental parameters can impact plant growth, quality, yield and morphology of controlled environment crops. Photo...

On March 13, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 186 (“HB 186”)—also known as the “Restrictions on Foreign Acquisitions of Land Act”—which seeks to restrict certain...

Secretary Vilsack Underscores Priorities for USDA to House Agriculture Committee April 5, 2023 USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies before the House Agriculture Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on...

As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in the tops of the still-bare trees around Maine. It’s the silvery, silky nests of the...