As a primary part of our beef cattle production we suppress invasive vegetation with controlled burns. This technique ...

Smith: President Trump recently announced reciprocal tariffs on a sweeping list of U.S. trading partners. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, ...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s announcement that the United ...

Our nation is stronger when farmers and ranchers have the resources, tools and freedom they need to feed our nation and our ...

Due to market conditions and a large dip in acreage last year, farmers intend to plant significantly more corn, moving away ...

The USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report is the first official survey of farmers for the upcoming growing season. Chad Smith ...

As agriculture continues to advance, farmers and ranchers are faced with large capital investments to maintain their ...

Spurred by a lack of conservation trusts for working farm, ranch and forest lands in one of the fastest-growing states, South Carolina Farm Bureau members in 2021 directed state Farm Bureau staff to ...

The president of Minnesota Farm Bureau recently went before the House subcommittee on Highways and Transit to talk about rural highways, roads and bridges. Chad Smith has details. Smith: An often ...

The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program is a one-time payment to farmers administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Congress laid out the formula for ECAP in the American Relief Act of 2025, ...

The cattle market moves in cycles, usually lasting nine to 10 years. The current cycle is already in its 12 th year, including its seventh year of contraction, the longest since the 1990-2004 cycle.