Author Archives: Rusty Halvorson

The administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency says the most effective way to allow year-round E-15 sales is through Congressional action. Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Comm...

Canada's new agriculture minister Heath MacDonald said in an interview last week that tackling trade issues with China and the United States are his most pressing priorities. The two-front trade war w...

Food-at-home prices increased in April at a 2% annual pace, down from 2.4% in March, according to Consumer Price Index data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across-the-board inflation ...

A JBS meat-processing plant in Arizona has been fined for worker-safety violations after an employee died there last year. Police found a worker unresponsive next to a forklift on November 20 at JBS T...

National Association of Conservation Districts President Gary Blair testified at the Senate Ag Committee hearing regarding Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation. "Getting funding to local ...

Across rural America, farmers of all kinds of commodities are sending a clear message to Congress: pass a five-year farm bill now, before it's too late. Congress hasn't updated the farm bill since 201...

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a proposed rule setting the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into their fuel starting next year. Reuters says the White House must sign off ...

National Farmers Union Foundation today announced this year's recipients of its prestigious annual scholarship awards. Patrick Olson, a member of South Dakota Farmers Union, has been awarded the Huber...

St. Paul, Minn. - On May 6, 2025, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health received notification of an Olmsted County horse exhibiting neurological signs and subsequently tested positive for equine herpes...

Livestock markets and dealers strongly support recent efforts to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) into the U.S. The introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral Strengthening Tactics t...