Food inspections continue despite shutdown
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Although the government remains shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resumes its inspections on [...]
Influencers, media meet on farm to talk food, agriculture
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Food and how it's grown were the focus of a Tuesday evening dinner when farmers, [...]
Trump signs agro-terrorism legislation
Last week, President Donald Trump signed agro-terrorism legislation in efforts to defend the nation’s food systems against terrorism and other [...]
AFBF opens applications for Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is opening online applications for its fourth Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge to coincide with National [...]
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance debuts SMART Farm
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA) recently introduced a new communications concept, called SMART Farm, aimed at bridging the [...]
GMO awareness increases among consumers
A recent report by the NPD Group found U.S. consumers are now more informed about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and [...]
Ag sustainability improves over past three decades
The sustainability of commodity agriculture has improved over the past three decades, with all crops demonstrating improved environmental outcomes, according [...]