The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of certain 2018 Farm Bill programs. Several expired Sept. 30 or would have been null by the end of the year.

The Agriculture Department announced that a second round of aid payments to U.S. farmers has started, giving them an additional $16 billion on top of $9.3 billion already disbursed. In a statement Monday, the USDA said that it is delivering this additional money through the agency's Farm Service Agency.

A new system could overhaul maps that misclassify hundreds of thousands of smallholder coffee and cacao farmers as working in forests. Without better maps, deforestation regulations could ripple through markets from remote farms to a caffe mocha near you.

According to Visible Alpha consensus estimates, combined revenues of major global manufacturers are expected to decline again in 2025, albeit at a slower pace than in 2024.

Turkey prices are down more than 16% nationally this year, according to the American Farm Bureau, but local independent producers are maintaining steady pricing as Thanksgiving approaches.

A group of lawmakers gathered at a Ventura farm Nov. 18 to discuss the effects of federal immigration policy on agriculture.

Among the bars, pubs and eateries along Bel Air’s Main Street is a fine dining experience that offers classic dishes curated with fresh ingredients brought in daily from local farms. Executive chef Bryan Boessel says his aim is to serve with hospitality that resembles a family meal at One Eleven Main.

Knott’s Merry Farm returns this Christmas season with a menu lineup that includes Loaded Cornbread Waffle Towers, Angry Santa Fries and Caramel Apple Pie Milkshakes. The Knott’s Berry Farm winter holiday season kicks off on Friday, Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 4 with a host of shows, entertainment, food, merchandise and decor.