Citing high rates of suicide in farm country, Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are introducing a bill to provide mental health support and more resources in rural areas.

In many ways, the sustainability story of the American farmer mirrors that of every other American.

USDA officials are working under increasing pressure to devise programs to help compensate farmers for expected losses due to new Chinese tariffs, but the complexity of the task is daunting, say government officials.

U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans than corn this year – for the first time since 1983 – but acreage for both crops will be smaller than in 2017, according to USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.

The number of hungry people worldwide rose to 815 million, increasing by nearly 38 million since 2015.

We may be just a month into 2018, but action is already underway when it comes to a major issue affecting farmers and ranchers this year.

Corryn La Rue will join the Agri-Pulse editorial team in Washington, D.C. in May, where she will cover hearings and events, writing for the company’s subscription-only newsletter and web site. 

In November, America’s trade deficit surged to over $50 billion, ensuring that the 2017 U.S. trade deficit is over $500 billion.

While Washington has been focused on how tax reform could spur economic growth, our nation’s interest with modernization and progress should go way beyond taxes.