Every state in the country has seen an increase in temporary agricultural visa workers since 2018. These workers enter the country on H-2A visas, which allow companies and farms to hire seasonal labor. Southwest states such as Texas and New Mexico have seen drastic increases in the number of workers…

Agricultural Research Service scientists in Corvallis, Oregon, in collaboration with Oregon State University, developed a disease surveillance platform that could improve U.S. agriculture by unlocking the future of plant health. PathogenSurveillance is an innovative, open-source software tool that can quickly analyze and identify novel microbial variants based on DNA sequences.…

Especially for a first-time attendee, the National Farm Machinery Show can be a bit overwhelming. Held each February in Louisville (for 2026, it is Feb. 11 through 14), the event eats up 1.2 million square feet of space across its three main exhibition halls at the Kentucky Exposition Center —…

It was a packed house for the 2026 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions, presented by Farm Credit in the new CoBank Auction Arena inside the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center. The standing-room-only crowd drove bidders to set five new records across the top eight animals, including the Grand Champion Market Steer,…

Sometimes when people picture a farm, a picturesque big, red barn, with a small open-cab tractor, a few chickens roaming around, and the white farm house comes to mind. This isn’t just because of movies and books. We’re still in the age where most people (maybe not all kids) have…

Colorado has lost more farmland than any other state in the country over the past few years, and this trend could have a ripple effect on the economy of the state. According to the latest survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Colorado has lost 1.6 million acres of farmland…