The Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered the Department of Ecology to rewrite pollution discharge permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to better protect water
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of $537 million in 543 biofuel projects across 29 states with funding from the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced funding to support the purchase and maintenance of manure spreaders and the establishment of a community use program for manure spreaders
Farmers are still waiting on a new farm bill. Late last year, the American Relief Act of 2025 was signed into law, which extended the 2018 Farm Bill for one more year
Proposed legislation in South Dakota would strengthen existing laws that make it a crime to steal farm animals, release animals, trespass on farms, or interfere with farm operations
Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a poultry farm, the Delaware Department of Agriculture issued a control order requiring specific handling, transport, and storage
The California Dairy Research Foundation and the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation awarded $15.65 million in grant funding to 11 projects
A well-established program that helped farmers in Maryland comply with nutrient application and reporting will be discontinued, according to a recent Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announcement
The cause of a massive barn fire on a dairy in Texas was determined to be an engine fire in a vacuum truck being used to clean manure from the barn’s alleyways
A judge ruled that the exemption violated the National Environmental Policy Act. Now, those farms that receive USDA loans will be required to have an environmental assessment
The state of Wisconsin’s Senate and Assembly showed their support of agriculture by passing Senate Bill 247, which was signed into law as Wisconsin Act 13 less than a week later by Governor Tony