National Chicken Council says meat industry not to blame for high prices With Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris expected to call for action against “corporate price gouging in the food and grocery industries,” the meat industry said on Thursday that it is not to blame for high prices. “Americans are… Continue reading
Food inflation rate is lowest since May 2021 Food prices rose by a modest 2.2 percent in the past year, and while hamburger and pork chops cost more than they did last July, cheese, rice, and potatoes cost less, said the Labor Department on Wednesday. It was the sixth month… Continue reading
Farm income is down in Plains More than six of every 10 ag bankers in a Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank survey said that farm income was lower than a year ago and demand for loans was up. “Strong cattle prices have supported profit margins in the cattle sector, but… Continue reading
Bumper U.S. crops this fall will drive farm-gate prices lower Farmers will reap their largest soybean crop ever this year, and the third-largest corn crop, said the Agriculture Department on Monday in its first forecast of the fall harvest. The mammoth crops will outpace demand and drive down prices, it… Continue reading
Biden accelerated racial divisions per USDA The Biden administration “certainly accelerated” federal bias in favor of racial minorities, said Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, on Sunday, arguing that the Agriculture Department “handed out farm benefits to people based on skin color” rather than on merit…. Continue reading
‘We’re stuck’ on the Farm Bill Republicans are unwilling to compromise on SNAP and climate funding in the new farm bill, and as a result, “we’re stuck,” said Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. “The only way you get that done is if it’s bipartisan.” Progress on the farm bill… Continue reading
Farm-state Governor Tim Walz is Harris’s choice for vice president Second-term Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former schoolteacher who signed a law in 2023 providing school meals free of charge to all students, is a biofuels advocate who also supports a shift to carbon-free electricity in the state. Walz, 60,… Continue reading
Why OSHA is powerless to stem the spread of bird flu among U.S. dairy workers The obvious federal body to tackle the bird-flu problem is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is responsible for preventing American workers from getting sick or hurt on the job. But OSHA can’t touch… Continue reading
Cropland values soar 37% percent in four years U.S. cropland is worth an average of $5,570 an acre, an increase of $1,510, or 37 percent, since 2020, said the USDA’s annual Land Values report. The surge in land values accompanied the four highest years of net farm income, a gauge… Continue reading
Projects will pay farmers to reduce water use in the West Eighteen water districts in the arid U.S. West will receive a share of $400 million from the USDA for local projects that pay farmers to reduce water consumption while keeping land in production, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on… Continue reading
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