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Poll shows 39% of surveyed farmers say they’d most likely vote for Donald Trump for President, while 19% would vote for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and U.S. wheat imports are forecasted to be their highest in six years for the 2023/24 marketing year.

It seems BUY LOCAL, or at least American, gets a lot of lip service these days, but Washington Raspberry Commission director Henry Bierlink tells us why its a good idea.

With the Potato Expo behind them, the National Potato Council is looking ahead for next months Washington Summit, the national potato industry meeting in the nations Capital.

New data from USDAs Economic Research Service shows Genetically engineered crops dominate the U.S. ag sector, and fuel prices begin the new year declining after a late-year increase during the holidays.

Proposition 12, the California law that prohibits the sale of whole pork that comes from pigs raised in gestation crates, is now in place, and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December.

It seems BUY LOCAL, or at least American, gets a lot of lip service these days, but Washington Raspberry Commission director Henry Bierlink tells us why its a good idea.

One deal wasn’t enough: it will likely take a second deal to avert a January 19 shutdown of USDA and other agencies.

California water officials are bracing for another dry year for the Scott and Shasta rivers in Siskiyou County, and USDAs Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program served an average of 41.1 million people per month across the country.

Since California’s new overtime law for farm employees took effect in 2019, there has been, on average, a decrease in farmworker’s hours and wages, and the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will meet this Friday.

The potato industry was out in full force last week in the Lone Star State for the Potato Expo in Austin.