Wednesday, Kevin Johnson, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, published a letter to partners, customers, and stakeholders outlining plans to make the company more sustainable in the coming decade. Johnson has … Read More

The Trump administration is expected to release today its final rule removing millions of miles of streams and roughly half of the country’s wetlands from federal protection. EPA Administrator Andrew … Read More

AFBF delegates, during this week’s Annual Convention, recommended a review of the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s crop reporting program, including its methodology and track record. Delegates approved a recommendation from … Read More

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the president pro tempore of the Senate, signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Wednesday, sending the trade legislation to President Trump for his signature. (The … Read More

Thousands of farmers welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Monday at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in Texas. (FarmWeekNow)

President Trump on Sunday highlighted for farmers his plans to scale back another Obama-era water policy, a move the White House believes could pay dividends with the farm vote in … Read More

The final day of workshops at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention put a focus on the role farmers and ranchers will play in connecting with consumers on sustainability … Read More

China’s purchases of U.S. agricultural products will not impact its imports from other countries, a commerce ministry official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is promising farmers that his department will play a key role in enforcing China’s pledges to purchase $80 billion in U.S. agricultural commodities over the next … Read More

Attendees of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Convention paid tribute to Bonnie Duvall, wife of AFBF President Zippy Duvall, who lost her courageous battle with cancer. (FarmWeekNow)