Articles by Sara Wyant

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be part of the U.S. delegation to the international climate conference that starts Oct. 31 in Glasgow, a USDA spokeswoman confirms.

California has already surpassed $101 million in USDA crop insurance indemnities due to shortages of irrigation water supplies and the numbers will likely climb much higher.

Demand for U.S. soy has never been stronger but there are changing dynamics on the horizon. In this webinar, you’ll hear from soy leaders representing the soy checkoff, ASA and USSEC about how these partner organizations work together to promote your sustainability story to build new markets and create future opportunities for U.S. soybean farmers. Sara Wyant, founder and editor at Agri-Pulse, will serve as moderator. The webinar is sponsored by the United Soybean Board, the American Soybean Association and the U.S. Soybean Export Council.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission imposed one of the largest alcohol fines in the agency’s history against a California winery

Agri-Pulse obtained a summary of the long-awaited $28 billion conservation plan that Democrats are circulating on Capitol Hill.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese unveiled a new report that blamed consolidation in the beef, pork and poultry sectors for higher grocery store bills and unveiled new actions to address the situation.

In response to growing concerns about COVID-19, more than 30 state and national agricultural organizations representing farm, commodity and agribusiness communities joined together to promote vaccination among farmers and other rural Americans.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is investing up to $50 million nationally in cooperative agreements to support historically underserved farmers and ranchers with climate-smart agriculture and forestry projects.

Agri-Pulse is hosing a free webinar, “Future directions: Exploring farmers' climate-smart tools,” on September 10, 2021, at 11 a.m. CT. This event is sponsored by the Water Grows Initiative.

New investors are backing a West Sacramento firm that uses DNA sequencing and ecological computing technologies to help farmers and companies analyze the microbiomes in their soil to make more sustainable and economical choices.