Prominent national leaders in food and agriculture, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, are invited to speak at the 11th Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, coming up September 24-25. The lineup of speakers for this year’s event will focus on ag innovation, tax planning, the farm economy and animal health …
AgGateway Revises Data Ethics and Stewardship White Paper
After two years of work, AgGateway has released its revised White Paper on Data Ethics and Stewardship, accounting for the increasing reliance on data in agriculture that brings ethical, legal, and stewardship challenges. “The substantial work and commitment of volunteer members and staff to update and improve this document has been staggering, and now we are at last ready to …
Animal Ag News 8/13
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) notched a legal victory in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia affirming protections for cattle farmers and ranchers from onerous and unnecessary air emissions reporting requirements. NCBA, along with a coalition of other livestock and farm groups, has engaged in this litigation for years to ensure that family farmers and ranchers …
Arkion Life Sciences Announces Promotions
Arkion Life Sciences announces the promotion of two executives in its EgCel® IgY Technology business unit. Both are key executives within the business unit and will drive adoption and growth of the EgCel portfolio of products (EggTek® and ActivEgg®), pipeline innovations and new services brought to market. Shawn W. Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Director of Innovation & Manufacturing, …
USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is forecasting a record corn crop this year, up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels. Meanwhile, soybean growers are expected to decrease their production by two percent from 2024 to 4.29 billion bushels. Average corn yield is forecast at a record high 188.8 bushels per acre, up 9.5 bushels from last …
ACN and LPC Awards
Looking for the winners from the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) and Livestock Publications Council? Let’s get started with ACN. The winners were announced at the 2025 Ag Media Summit on July 29, 2025. Here is a complete list of all the winners. Here are the Skill Excellence Award Winners. And a full list of Contest Results. For photos of awards …
Industry Ag News 8/11
The National FFA Organization announced that its new membership number reflects more than one million FFA members nationwide, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Membership reached 1,042,245 this year with 9,407 chapters. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) released numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture today showing there are 526,263 farmers in the U.S. growing corn. NCGA …
Onward to the NAMA Nexus – Economies of Ag
The NAMA Boot Camp is complete and you can find some photos here. Now it’s time to look ahead for the new NAMA Nexus. The NAMA Fall Conference is evolving into … *drumroll please* … NAMA Nexus! This elevated, workshop-style event is designed to spark collaboration and drive real-world impact. Rather than traditional lecture-style sessions, you’ll engage directly with peers …
IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders 2025 Announced
Ten ‘agricultural journalists of the future’ have been selected by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) to participate in the 2025 Alltech Young Leaders program. Now entering its 20th year, the joint initiative seeks to develop and support new and recent entrants to the profession through expert training, feedback and mentoring, delivered during a unique ‘Boot Camp’ at this …
Ethanol Report on the RFS at Twenty
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was signed by President George W. Bush on August 8 of that year at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico – symbolizing a new approach to energy economics and security, diversifying our transportation fuel supply by incentivizing ethanol and biodiesel by initiating the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This month marks the 20th anniversary …