National Agriculture Day (March 18th) is a time to pause and reflect on the indispensable role America’s farmers play in sustaining not just our nation, but the world. These hardworking men and…
Mystery Seeds from China: A Silent Threat to U.S. Agriculture?
In recent years, a peculiar and unsettling phenomenon has reemerged across the United States, with Texas at the forefront of the latest wave: unsolicited packages of seeds arriving in mailboxes, primarily shipped…
EPA Slams the Brakes on Biden’s Emissions Rules: A Win for Farmers’ Bottom Line
On March 12, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency dropped a bombshell that’s got folks across rural America breathing a sigh of relief. Under the new Trump administration, the EPA announced it’s rolling…
Precision Agriculture: Boosting Profits Through Smarter Farming
What Is Precision Agriculture? Precision agriculture (PA) is a farming approach that uses technology to optimize crop production and resource use on a field-by-field, or even plant-by-plant, basis. Think of it as…
Harvesting Opportunity: Moves to Makes After the March 11 WASDE Report
Today, March 11, 2025, the USDA released its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, and for farmers across the heartland, it’s a mixed bag of challenges and opportunities. From…
Why Trump Cut Aid to South Africa and Offered Asylum to White Farmers
On March 7, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines by announcing an executive order that halts all federal funding to South Africa while simultaneously offering a “rapid pathway” to citizenship for…
How Farmers Can Stand Strong Amid the Trade War Turmoil
As a farmer, there’s nothing more frustrating than watching global trade disputes unfold, knowing full well the ripple effects will hit our fields, barns, and bank accounts. The recent article from AgWeb,…
USDA’s New Dawn: Brooke Rollins Shifts Focus from Green Dreams to Farmers’ Realities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a sharp turn under its new Secretary, Brooke Rollins, marking a significant departure from the climate-centric policies that defined the Biden administration’s agricultural agenda….
The FDA’s Ban on Red 3: A Step Forward, But a Long Road Ahead
In a significant move toward public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the artificial dye Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January 2025. This synthetic, petroleum-based dye,…
Tractor Tuesday Auction Disrupted by Suspected Foul Play: A Threat to the Status Quo?
On February 25th, Tractor Tuesday, an emerging online auction platform for agricultural machinery, faced significant website downtime during its latest auction, raising eyebrows across the industry. The outage, which disrupted bidding and…