STANTON, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reconnect Pilot Program funding appropriated by Congress. […]

    The House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a vote of 260 to 165. The bill would ease immigration for agricultural workers. It won the support of over 300 farm […]

  Market analyst Ed Czerwien with his weekly slaughter cow report.  

  High school students preparing for college and undergraduates majoring in agriculture should consider applying for NDFB scholarships. NDFB will be awarding $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships include one for students pursuing an agriculture major, students […]

  The United Soybean Board farmer-directors have elected Jim Carroll III as Chair at the annual board meeting this week. Additionally, 19 new directors appointed by Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue were sworn in by the […]

  FLANDREAU, S.D., Dec. 12, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross announced USDA has invested $9.5 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve […]

  WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill to reform the agricultural labor system in the United States.  The product of negotiations […]

  DENVER, CO (Dec. 11, 2019) – A history-making astronaut and a savvy business executive are among speakers who will share experience and wisdom at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in […]

    Top farm organizations Wednesday announced a partnership to address high levels of stress affecting farmers and ranchers. Farm Credit, the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union, announced the partnership that will […]