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The landmark civil rights lawsuit by Indian farmers and ranchers against the Department of Agriculture for discriminatory lending practices has come to a conclusion (barring any unexpected turn of events on appeal.) U. S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan approved an agreeme

Tod more than 53 percent of the global population lives in cities. In 1900, this was only

In his March 17 op-ed, Rural Broadband: A Key To The Success of U.S. Agriculture, CoBank CEO Robert B. Engels proposal to increase rural broadband access poses an interesting question: who should finance the companies that are able to provide that acc

The State of Vermont has passed a statute mandating the labeling of genetically engineered foods as of July 1, 2016. Other states have considered and are considering similar legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to preempt all state legislation

Farmers have to compete with international trading partners and adapt to change although there will be winners and losers

I want us to consider carefully the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which has become the largest USDA conservation program for private working lands.

Last year, no students signed up to study agriculture in high school; today, 40% of our students stated their intention to do so.

Is there a connection between the Zika virus and global food security?

I am continuing to encourage folks to begin thinking about the 2018 Farm Bill. It seems a long way off. But now is the time to start considering how we want to modify and build farm programs for the future

the opportunity for new innovation to close the global productivity gap in a sustainable manner and increase overall profitability for farmers remains a persistent and growing challenge