The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) makes significant changes to the wage calculation for farm laborers nationwide.

According to USDA, trucking carries 70% of agricultural and food products and represents 30% of all ton-miles moved on U.S. transportation systems. As rural road and bridge conditions decline, further ...

EPA sets record Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026–2027, with growth concentrated in biomass-based diesel and ...

Columbiana County (Ohio) Farm Bureau’s Show and Tell at the Fair gave students an opportunity to show their school ...

Smith: The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Farm State of Mind initiative helps provide access to information and resources ...

Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel is part of a series exploring ...

A new coalition, launched today, unites a broad cross section of the U.S. economy in opposing the proposed merger of Union ...

The challenges facing the crawfish industry are not the result of a single shock, but the convergence of multiple pressures ...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the House of Representatives vote to pass the Farm, ...

What is a cooperative? It’s a business entity owned and controlled by its members, who both patronize the firm and express formal ownership of the assets of the firm through management rights and the ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed its 2026 Farm Bill. Chad Smith has more on the path taken to get to passage. Smith: ...

An indicator of farm financial health across the country, Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides farmers and ranchers with increased flexibility for paying off debt, and is used when all other options have ...