Secretary of Agriculture

Final Days for Current Secretary of Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business

The new Administration will take office in January, and that is when the current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture will see his term end. Mark Oppold has more details.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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Congress Leaving Town with No Prop 12 Fix

Dan Agri-Business, Farm Bill, Legislative, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is deeply disappointed in Congress’ decision to relinquish its responsibility to produce a five-year farm bill and an overdue federal solution to California’s Proposition 12. The organization says pork producers don’t have the luxury of waiting for Congress to pass a new five-year bill.  “After years of losing money and forcing family farms out of business, …

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Farm Bureau Pleads for Farmer Aid as Funding Bill Falters Following Musk Tweet

Dan Agri-Business, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Funding, Legislative

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall sent a letter to Congress late yesterday, urging lawmakers to consider the needs of farmers and ranchers as they debate changes to a key federal funding measure. The measure, known as a Continuing Resolution (CR), would help keep the government running while leaders work on a final budget. The AFBF is calling …

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Congress Working on Year-End Funding Bills

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, Legislative

It’s a busy time in Washington D.C. as Congress is trying to finish up a variety of things before the session ends for the year. And as Tyron Spearman reports, this includes funding bills.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

American Agriculture History

American Agriculture History Minute: Early Settlers Arrive in What’s Now Colorado

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. When early settlers arrived in what is now the state of Colorado, they found Native Americans growing what is called the three sisters, corn, soybeans, and squash. The Arkansas River marked the boundary between Mexican and U. S. territories at the time, and Spanish-speaking immigrants settled along the southern routes and …

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Agreement Reached with Economic Assistance for Farmers

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative

Many in agriculture were disappointed with the recent breakdown of congressional discussions on the inclusion of economic assistance for farmers in upcoming appropriations legislation. But that all changed late Tuesday as Congressional leadership finally were able to agree on including emergency economic assistance for farmers. Tyron Spearman has more details. Read more on this here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

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Congress Advances Farm Bill Extension and Aid Package

Dan Agri-Business, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Economy, Farm Bill, Legislative

Congress is working to finalize a year-end government funding package that includes a one-year extension of the farm bill and billions of dollars in economic and disaster assistance. This bipartisan move aims to address challenges in the declining farm economy and support agricultural communities recovering from recent natural disasters. The proposed package, titled the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief …

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Almost All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, USDA-ERS

The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) 2024 edition of America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance says most U.S. farms (86 percent) are small family farms. These farms operate on 41 percent of U.S. agricultural land and account for 17 percent of the total value of American production. Large-scale family farms accounted for 48 percent of the total value of production and 31 percent …

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Disappointment with Lack of Economic Assistance for Farmers

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, Legislative, Peanuts

Many in agriculture are disappointed after the recent breakdown of congressional discussions on the inclusion of economic assistance for farmers in upcoming appropriations legislation. Tyron Spearman reports this includes the United States Peanut Federation. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024