Agricultural News

Approval of a massive farm bill – and the cost of a gallon of milk – could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week. An overhaul of dairy policy and a …

For the first time, people seek out Gary Middleton to buy his organic fruit. That’s something that has taken Middleton, who farms about 100 acres of organic apples, cherries and blueberries near Eltopia, about 13 years to accomplish, and is …

Montana farmers told U.S. Sen. Max Baucus that planned cuts to the farm bill could make the crop insurance safety net too expensive. Baucus held a round-table discussion with farmers and agricultural groups Wednesday. The six-term Democrat said that the …

Asian soybean rust is looking a bit worse than it has in previous years, apparently because the mild winter let it survive, according to the Louisiana State University AgCenter. This means farmers may have to act earlier to control the …

Willis Programs, a specialty business unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has introduced a customized insurance product for dairy operations. DairyProtector is designed for dairy farms with cows producing raw milk for bulk sales. The program delivers …

Agricultural analysts say Montana’s 2012 wheat crop was valued at a record $1.7 billion, making it the fifth time in six years that the crop has been valued at over $1 billion. The Billings Gazette reported farmers harvested 194.7 million …

Farmland values in North Dakota in 2012 jumped 46 percent on average over the year, with demand from both farmers and investors, a new report concludes. The report from the North Dakota Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers …

Researchers at Colorado State University want to hear from farmers across the state who have been affected by this year’s drought. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported CSU agricultural economists want to gauge the full impact of the drought in hopes …

Recent studies show that wild fish stocks around the world are declining faster than feared – with more than half of fisheries worldwide facing shrinking stocks. As a result the demand for farmed fish is intensifying and the aquaculture industry …

The federal government has now declared all 92 Indiana counties as agricultural disaster areas following the state’s worst drought in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added 12 Indiana counties as primary natural disaster areas, boosting to 78 the …