8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (516+ words) U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $4 million to help California fight the growing threat posed by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an invasive pest that can spread the bacteria responsible for Pierce’s disease. Thompson has been…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (474+ words) The USDA AMS MyMarketNews report for the Greenville Livestock Cattle Special in Greenville, Illinois, dated September 12, 2026, showed active trade with moderate to good demand. The report, issued by AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News in cooperation with Illinois Department…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (351+ words) In response to an exceptionally difficult year for Utah agriculture, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is taking an unprecedented step to provide direct financial relief to agricultural producers with active department loans. Beginning Nov. 1, interest rates on all…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (669+ words) Dar es Salaam. For poultry farmers, success is not simply about keeping chickens and waiting for them to grow or lay eggs. The quality of the poultry house, feed, vaccination, cleanliness, equipment and daily supervision can determine whether an enterprise…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (87+ words) Wheat feeds more of humanity than almost any other crop, and the pressure on it has never been greater. Meeting projected global demand by 2050 will require annual productivity gains of roughly 1.7 percent, with total production expected to rise from about…...

19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1609+ words) On a hot summer day, John Williams is walking through the vegetable farm he manages in central Illinois. “All these white tubes coming up are tree tubes,” he said, “so they’re little protections for newly planted trees.” Hazelnut, apple and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (34+ words) That funding change does not by itself mean every SNAP household will see its monthly benefits reduced. That funding change does not by itself mean every SNAP household will see its monthly benefits reduced....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1111+ words) Mortality is a lagging indicator in poultry production. It shows a problem after it has already harmed the birds. Producers can catch issues earlier by monitoring water consumption, temperature, humidity, CO₂ and ammonia for deviations from normal patterns. The goal isn't…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (160+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Friday Thu Fri Foods Broilers – National comp wtd. avg. 1.1640 1.1640 Cheddar cheese, blocks, Chicago lb. 147.00 146.00 Coffee, Brazilian, Comp. 2.9734 2.9790 Coffee, Colombian, NY lb. 3.6312 3.6381 Eggs, large white, Chicago dozen 0.6550 0.6550 Flour, hard winter Kansas City cwt 19.90 20.30 Hogs, Iowa-South…...