Leasing livestock may be the new reality in the cattle production industry. Declining numbers of farmers and ranchers and the increasing age of those who remain in the business are fueling the call to bring in and train young farmers and ranchers. More...

North Dakota Farmers Union and National Farmers Union are commending a recently formed bipartisan coalition of senators, led by Jon Tester (D-Mont.), in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the office of the U.S. More...

One hundred and fifty years ago, in the midst of a great Civil War, President Lincoln signed legislation to establish a Department of Agriculture in order to “acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on su More...