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The fun, the food, the exploration of a farmers market.  Whether it's a brief walk in your community or in a neighboring area, a short drive away.   “There are over 8000 farmers markets across the country,” noted USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and regulatory programs Jenny Moffitt.  “They're everywhere...

Two recent economic studies paint trade tariffs in a very harsh light. Several ag leaders spoke Wednesday about the results. Gary Wertish is president of the Minnesota Farmers Union. He cited one report by the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services...

Veterinarian shortages are not new. Anyone who ever needed a vet in the middle of the night will tell you that. And any rural vet called in the middle of the night will agree.  What is new is the realization that it is about to get worse.   “...

With Congress now back from its August recess, leaders in both parties are saying they will resume talks to get a Farm Bill passed before the end of the year, even if it happens during a lame duck session. Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow told Successful Farming she would do “everything in my power to pass a farm bill” this year.   F...

The top Republican on the House Ag Committee wants a stronger safety net for U.S. farmers.  Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson wants Congress to strengthen crop insurance and farm subsidy programs so producers don’t have to rely on stop-gap federal aid to survive challenges like trade wars, natural disasters, and COVID-19.   “The n...

While Maple syrup harvest takes place in the winter months, it is June when USDA releases its final annual crop production forecast for this product.  And according to Lance Honig with NASS, this year's production forecast is on for the record books. ...

House Ag Committee Ranking Member Pennsylvania's Glenn Thompson, introduced a bill this week that Fox News said would “strike back” at several of the administration’s agricultural policies. The legislation would also strike down a recently-proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that many in the ag community warn could harm small farms. Thompson is int ...

Republican lawmakers want the Biden Administration to withdraw its brief before the Supreme Court in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency's federal registration authority of Roundup. John Boozman of Arkansas, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, and Glenn GT Thompson, the top Republican on the House Ag Committee, penned the request in a letter Monday ...

One Pacific Northwest school will receive thousands of dollars via the Apples4Education grant program. The effort, put on by the U.S. Apple Association, awarded four schools from around the nation $4,000 for the 2022-23 school year. Each grant will provide supplemental student nutrition and expose students to a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as teach students about healthy

The Washington State Department of Agriculture didn’t need to search far for their new state veterinarian. WSDA announced Wednesday that interim state veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle has been selected to serve as the new state veterinarian. Itl ...