The United States has lost 90 percent of its large-animal and livestock veterinarians over the past 80 years, despite a dramatic increase in the production of food animals, according to a 2023 Johns Hopkins study. As the shortage worsens, farmers are struggling to access veterinary care for their livestock and…

The start to the 2025 growing season has been varied for the Corn Belt, and dynamic weather conditions have states and regions in a range of situations crop-wise heading into key summer months.  Progress on corn and soybean planting and emergence among the top 18 growing states is in line with…

Farmers in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are still waiting for more than a quarter of their corn to emerge. The latest Crop Progress report published by USDA indicated 87% of the national corn crop has emerged. Colorado As of the week ended June 8, 71% of Colorado corn had…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted what the Department of Homeland Security described as the “largest worksite enforcement operation” in Nebraska during the Trump administration at Glenn Valley Foods, a meat processing facility in Omaha, on June 10. Federal agents executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing…

Stephen Vaden, a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade and former General Counsel for USDA, was confirmed Tuesday as the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in a 51-44 Senate vote along party lines. Vaden will serve under Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. A Tennessee native, the 43-year-old Vaden has a…

Dairy equipment dealers are reshaping milking as more milk comes from robots. Driven by demand for animal data and labor efficiency, robotic systems have become essential tools on many farms — the dealerships serving as the bridge from technology to barn. Whitney Davis can visualize farms across New York in…