The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says a new initiative is aimed at addressing the pork industry’s labor needs. Jennifer Tirey says the Illinois Pork Industry Group is offering junior college students full access to the industry. “Next week, we’re actually taking the students on a field trip to a sow farm […]
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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Vaden as the next Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Vaden served in Trump’s first administration as
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the government open, provide financial aid to farmers, and extend the
Wisconsin’s Farmers Union delegates made changes to their policy regarding anaerobic digesters for manure. Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden
The 36th annual Topeka Farm Show is scheduled for January 7-9 at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, featuring
A pair of Illinois farmers say the ag economy means some tough decisions in 2025. Tom Hieronymus, who farms in DeWitt
Michigan potato growers and processors voiced support for an increased assessment during this week’s public hearing with the Michigan Department of
A handful of bills that could have benefited the state’s food and ag industry died Thursday after Michigan House lawmakers abruptly
The Fort Wayne Farm Show is set for January 16-18 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The National Corn Growers Association says a dispute panel has ruled Mexico’s 2023 ban of genetically modified corn imports violated its
