A study from Michigan State University found that when domestic farm employment declines by 10 percent, food prices of labor-intensive crops increase by around 3 percent. Specialty crop growers with the advocacy campaign Grow it Here said in a webinar Wednesday that wage increases with temporary visa programs and an…

Across Tribal Nations, education has long been a foundation for community strength, cultural continuity, and self-determination. Today, as Native students pursue careers connected to agriculture, natural resources, public service, and community development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Tribal College Program offers essential support. The program opens pathways that help students…

The final four teams in the 2026 Ag Innovation Challenge will go head-to-head in front of a live audience of Farm Bureau members, investors and industry representatives on Jan. 12 at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California. Now in its 12th year, the Challenge, offered by AFBF…

Culver’s Thank You Farmers Project has reached a major milestone, surpassing $8 million in total donations since the program launched in 2013 — a record that reflects more than a decade of customer-driven support for farmers, agricultural education and rural communities. What began as a simple effort to recognize the…

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported the first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy cattle herd in Wisconsin.  Detections of avian influenza in dairy cattle have been limited this year, in contrast to 2024, when an outbreak that…

Every year farmers take a risk when they plant crops in the spring. This year brought about a different set of risks with export and tariff uncertainties, but farmers still rolled out some impressive yields in the National Corn Growers Association’s National Corn Yield Contest. And it’s hardly a surprise…