March 30, 2021LEADERSHIP ... USDA announces Assistant Secretary for Administration Oscar Gonzales has been appointed to the position by President Biden READ MORE
March 9, 2021LEGAL CHALLANGE ... Kansas AG files lawsuit to stop implementation of Green New Deal executive order 11 other state AGs filed lawsuits along with Schmidt READ MORE
March 1, 2021CONVENTION BEGINS ... National Farmers Union kicks off 119th Anniversary Convention 500+ participants convene online to celebrate family farm agriculture, set annual policy priorities READ MORE
January 26, 2021AG ABROAD ... Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in huge tractor rally Farmers are demanding the withdrawal of new laws which they say will devastate their earnings READ MORE
January 20, 2021STATEMENTS RELEASED ... Agricultural organizations react to start of Biden Administration Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris began their 4-year terms as president and vice president of the U.S. READ MORE
January 4, 2021AG ABROAD ... Protesting farmers, Indian gov't fail to resolve deadlock Farmers pledged to continue blockading key highways linking the capital with the country's north READ MORE
December 27, 2020LEADERSHIP ... Jen Metzger reflects on State Senate term Senator Metzger serves as Chair of the Agriculture Committee READ MORE
December 27, 2020RETIREMENT ... Kansas' Sen. Roberts exits Congress after a half century Roberts was at home on agricultural policy, spending his final term as chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee READ MORE
December 22, 2020AG ABROAD ... Tunisia: IS-affiliated group accused of beheading farmer Jound Al Khilafa brigade accused of killing two other young shepherds in the area in recent years READ MORE
December 13, 2020FAMILIAR FACE ... Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job President-elect Joe Biden nominated Vilsack to return to his old job at the Agriculture Department READ MORE