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Derek Klingenberg is kind of a farmer celebrity.His YouTube channel draws more than 70,000 subscribers for ag-themed pop-music parodies, trombone covers…
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Since its inception over a decade ago, the Department of Homeland Security has had authority over the $1.25 billion National Bio and Agro-defense…
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A new, widely debated federal mandate requires truckers to electronically track the number of hours they’re on the road — a rule that’s meant to make…
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With more and more livestock being house in urban and suburban backyards, some owners take just as much pride in their poultry, as their dog or cat. So…
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Chickens aren't a traditional pet. But with chicken coops springing up in more and more urban and suburban backyards, some owners take just as much pride…
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Known for their calm temperaments and soft fleece, alpacas were at one time the next hot thing to backyard farmers. A decade ago, the market was frenetic,…
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A court recently struck down an Idaho law that barred undercover filming of livestock facilities. Those types of videos are sometimes used by animal…
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A Kansas City Council Committee has determined that it should no longer be illegal to keep Vietnamese potbellied pigs as pets.An amendment to a 1995…
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Counties and states all over America host seasonal fairs. Originally, they were organized to share the latest technology in agriculture and genes among…
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People usually associate state and county fairs with Ferris wheels and food on a stick. But in areas that have seen their demographics shift from rural to…
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Throwing food scraps to hogs and other farm animals is an age-old practice. As food production has become more industrialized, food factories have found…
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The Food and Drug Administration is clamping down on the off-label use of certain antibiotics in food-producing animals. Inan order published today, the…