On one of my flights earlier this year, I sat next to a lady who wanted to have a conversation. She asked me what I do, so I told her I’m president of the American Farm Bureau, the nation’s largest ...

1.9 million farms dot America’s rural landscape, and 95% are operated by families – individuals, family partnerships or family corporations (USDA Census of Agriculture, 2022). Family farms and ranches ...

Concerns about labor shortages in the U.S. continue to grow in 2021. The June Ag Barometer from Purdue University found nearly two-thirds (66%) of respondents said they either had “some” or “a lot of ...

SPOKANE — In seven of Washington’s 39 counties, cows outnumber people. That’s not just a fancy way to say “not many people live in Garfield County,” though the southeastern wheat-farming county of ...

Did you know Wisconsin grows almost half of the nation's beets and green beans for processing? Or that the state produces about a third of the nation's mink pelts and human-grade dry whey? Perhaps you ...

“Extension offers farmers and producers a unique opportunity in that we offer non-biased, research-based information as we ...

Each year, the Agriculture Council of America sponsors National Ag Day, which this year falls on March 14. National Ag Week runs from March 10-16. National Ag Day has been held since 1973 and is a way ...

There are no shortage of facts and opinions about food, farming, and the intersection of hunger, health and politics these days. But at its 2015 Global Food Security Symposium on Thursday, The Chicago ...

Citrus trees heavy with ripened fruit will be stripped this month at some 2,000 properties in Redlands as state regulators work to contain a fruit fly infestation that threatens to wreak havoc on ...