by Staff Editor | Jan 23, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A recent poll asked farmers where they plan to cut costs. Equipment purchases topped the list, but farmers also plan to scale back on fertilizer rates, use more generic products and reduce tillage or field passes. The theme that consumed the crops side of agriculture...
by Staff Editor | Jan 22, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Egg Production in the United States totaled 9.12 billion during December 2024, down three percent from 2023. Production included 7.83 billion table eggs and 1.29 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.9 billion were broiler-type and 95.9 million were egg-type. The total...
by Staff Editor | Jan 21, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slate of undersecretary nominees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Via social media, Trump announced that he will nominate Richard Fordyce as Agriculture undersecretary for farm production and conservation; Dudley...
by Staff Editor | Jan 20, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, 427 national and state agricultural groups and agribusinesses sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee supporting Brooke Rollins’ nomination as Agriculture Secretary and calling on the committee and entire Senate to...
by Staff Editor | Jan 17, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
In 2023, roughly 86 percent of all farms were small family farms. A USDA report says these farms have a gross cash income below $350,000 and operate on 41 percent of all U.S. agricultural land. The family farms produced 17 percent of the total value of U.S....
