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The U.S. Homeland Security Department recently announced the continued closure of the U.S.-Canada border through September 21, citing COVID-19 concerns. The closure includes restrictions on non-essential travel at land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico but ensures the flow of essential trade and travel ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh is leading the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome this week. Leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit in New York in September, Bronaugh and U.S. officials are working with other countries and food systems stakeholders in Rome to build coalitions and consensus around shared objectives, including food security and nutrit

A group of lawmakers has called on the Biden administration to reimburse dairy producers for losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and market-related losses. In a recent letter to President Joe Biden, the 24 lawmakers say, “We strongly urge you to ensure our producers are reimbursed for as much of the roughly $725 million in foregone Class I skim milk revenue as possible.” ...

Oil prices continue the slow climb higher that consumers have seen for several months at this point. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy says a barrel of West Texas Crude was up to around $71 in Monday’s trade. And he noted there are two key issues pushing those oil prices higher. F ...

Earlier this week, a group of Senate Democrats reintroduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act. Supporters say the legislation aims to address and correct historic discrimination within the USDA in federal farm assistance and lending. The bill was first introduced in November 2020 ...

High Grade Hemp Seed this week introduced a Farm Partner Program seeking to make consistent, compliant production a reality for the U.S. hemp market. Co-created by Center Pivot Group, the new Farm Partner Program will provide an infrastructure for hemp producers that guarantees a price for hemp flower at harvest ...

It looks like the 2020 apple crop is going to be a little smaller than anticipated. According to NASS, the national crop is expected to come in a 10.6 billion pounds, which is down 3% from last year's crop. USDA Research Analyst, Jaclyn Kramer said that drop mirrors the decrease expected right here in the Northwest ...

When the federal government looks at fighting drug trafficking, location is one of the most important conversation points. White House Drug Czar, Jim Carroll, said HIDAs (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) targets places where the most drug trafficking takes place ...

Earlier this week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced the Helping America’s Farmers Act. Supporters say the legislation would create a new economic injury disaster loan program at the USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Introduce ...

Proposed legislation in D.C. looks to encourage public schools to work for the Ag community. The Small Farm to School Act seeks to create a pilot program to incentivize public schools to work closely with local farmers. The bill was introduced this week by Representatives Antonio Delgado, a New York Democrat, and Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican ...