I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In the 1850s, there was a great push, migration to the west, finally crossing the Mississippi River and settling in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, ...

USDA/ARS has begun construction on a state-of-the-art Agricultural Research and Technology Center (ARTC) at the University of California, ...

A $9.8 million grant from the USDA/NIFA is set to address labor challenges in the nursery industry through cutting-edge automation research.

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have uncovered groundbreaking potential in volatile organic compounds for sustainable pest control ...

Sabrina Halvorson, a distinguished voice in agricultural journalism, has been named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB).

A multistate E. coli O121 outbreak has prompted the recall of organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms under multiple brand names. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is working to assist farmers facing natural disasters, particularly in the Southeast ...

Twelve vineyards in California have joined the Sustainability in Practice Certified® program, bringing over 2,500 acres of environmentally ..

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. During the Civil War, wheat prices were higher. Many producers planted more wheat. With the end of the war, the bottom dropped out of wheat ...

A series of USDA grants were issued to projects under a set of local and regional food system development and promotion programs. Rod Bain has more.

The Meat Institute has urged the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to adopt a robust trade policy for 2025 to support the meat and poultry industry. In comments submitted for the USTR’s National Trade ...

Waxing roller brushes are essential in packinghouses for applying wax to fruits and vegetables, but they may also pose food safety risks. Industry concerns over cleaning and sanitizing these brushes ...