Moisture and cooler weather this fall could boost cool-season pasture growth, but careful management is needed to balance immediate forage use with long-term recovery.

Four startup companies offering agricultural innovations have advanced to compete for a top prize of $100,000 in the 2027 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.

Growing up, 4-H was simply part of life.

Animal welfare should be driven by science, not by a patchwork of state-by-state legislation.

Growers recovering from devastating wildfires urgently need support to rebuild.

There’s a reason the U.S. House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act — and for those of us who live and work in rural America, that reason hits pretty close to home.

Farm women have many responsibilities in their job descriptions, including kinkeeping.

Years of declining numbers have created a supply challenge that short-term solutions cannot reverse.

If you really want to rebuild America’s cow herd, go where the cows are and listen to the people who own them.

If rebuilding the U.S. cow herd is a national objective, sustaining the people and businesses that maintain it must be part of that objective.

Farm Bureau has long said that clean water and common sense go hand in hand.

If we could all be like Dolly Parton, the world would be a much better place.

Farmers will have to decide where technology genuinely adds value and where it simply adds another bill.

As agriculture faces rising costs, tighter margins and increasing competition from non-farm uses, land-use decisions made today will shape whether the next generation of farmers and ranchers can enter, expand and keep working the land needed to support the U.S. farm economy.

Rural America doesn’t ask for much — just a fair shot and a government that has their back.

Attempts to lower grocery costs should not come at the expense of the ranchers working to strengthen America’s food supply.

The largest packers are reconfiguring their business models to emphasize a greater reliance on imports and deemphasize their historical reliance on domestic slaughter.

We’re witnessing a radical restructuring where the downstream beef industry intersects with the upstream cattle industry.

Strong trade relationships with Canada and Mexico help strengthen family farms, support rural communities and keep American agriculture competitive around the world.

Silage harvest is a busy time and brings with it potential hazards that can cause injury or death.

For many of us whose roots run deep on a family farm, land isn’t just an asset. It provides food, supports wildlife, filters water and tells the story of generations who have cared for it.

Together, we can continue breaking down barriers, reducing stigma and ensuring that every farm family knows help is available.

One of the most consequential actions during the markup of the farm bill was the Senate Agriculture Committee vote on an amendment addressing mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef.

Proactive farm estate and succession planning ensures agricultural legacies survive across generations.

Good government isn’t always about passing more laws. Sometimes it’s about making sure the ones we already have are enforced and still make sense.

Before the end of this Congress, three extremely important matters directly impacting agriculture will be debated — the farm bill, year-round E15 and additional financial support for farmers.

The decisions that shape agriculture aren’t made by chance. They’re shaped by informed, engaged leaders who are willing to step up and speak on behalf of farmers and ranchers.

It’s been 40 years since Congress last passed major agricultural labor reform. In that time, farming has changed, but our labor system has not kept up.

Every farm lost takes with it generations of knowledge, community leadership and the heartbeat of local economies.

It is important to break the stigma around mental health challenges and encourage those struggling to reach out for help.

This is the final Farm & Food File. None of it would have been possible without you.

After nearly six decades of dairying and then writing deadlines, Alan Guebert has typed his final “-30-” as a weekly columnist.

Alan Guebert experienced countless changes over his long career as an ag journalist, ranging from technology to news coverage.

Too many officials in the Trump administration and several farm-state Capitol Hill leaders believe that just saying something is true makes it true.

Few phrases in rural America carry more weight than eminent domain.

It’s been nearly a decade since Congress last passed a farm bill, making a new one long overdue.

At a time when farmers are facing the toughest economic environment we’ve seen in a generation, we need every tool available to help strengthen farm income and create new opportunities for agriculture.

Lawmakers are taking weeks away from Washington while many of the nation’s most pressing problems remain unresolved.

The national debt’s influence reaches into nearly every corner of our economy.

The economic value of food and agriculture — and the fact that so much of it remains within the United States — is essential not just for food security, but for long‑term economic stability.

The use of AI in agriculture has potential to enhance efficiency through precision agriculture, optimize resource use and improved production.

America’s farmers are facing a labor crisis. Continued agriculture workforce shortages threaten farmers’ ability to grow the food families rely on.

This country was built by ordinary men and women willing to do extraordinary things.

If there are any rules about little brothers, one should be that they don’t die before you.

The farm economy is at a pivotal moment: If policymakers are not able to learn from the mistakes of the past, the past could repeat itself.

The latest projections highlight the challenges farmers continue to face as input costs remain elevated with historically low commodity prices.

As we gather this Fourth of July, it’s worth remembering and mentioning that the safest, most abundant and affordable food supply in the world happens because farmers and ranchers continue showing up every day despite the challenges.

The history of the United States is written in every row of crops, pasture and dairy barn from sea to sea.

I am excited to invite you to join us Jan. 8-13 for the 2027 American Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “Driven to Lead. Fueled by Community.”

Data centers create both economic opportunities and resource pressures, particularly around land, water and energy.