Puerto Rico

The 104th AFBF annual convention takes place month, January 6th-11th, in Puerto Rico.  But if you plan on participating, you’re running out of time.   “We've got Bert Jacobs. He's the co-founder and chief executive of Life is Good. They are a clothing brand...

Last week, the Farm Bureau announced that Bert Jacobs, co-founder and Chief Executive Optimist of Life is Good will serve as the keynote speaker for its 2023 convention in Puerto Rico, January 6th-11th.  Bert and his brother John launched their business with $78 in their pocket, selling t-shirts in the streets of Boston.  Today, ...

Make your plans now for the 2023 American Farm Bureau Federation convention, January 6th through the 11th.   “Registration is open for the 2023 annual convention," said Niki Jones Director of Events Marketing for IDEAg.  "The registration is at annualconvention.fb.org.  But th...

America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to be represented in the nation's only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory.  The Department of Agriculture will mail the 2022 Census of Agriculture to millions of agriculture producers across the 50 states and Puerto Rico this fall.  The 2022 Cens...

The Biden administration announced late last week a $74 million effort to improve health care facilities in rural communities.  The Rural Development grants will help 143 rural health care organizations expand critical services for three million people in 37 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.  ...

In honor of Earth Day, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA is investing nearly $800 million in climate-smart infrastructure in 20 states and Puerto Rico. These investments are designed to strengthen the health and livelihoods of people across rural America ...

American Farmland Trust recently announced that over 200 farmers would be receiving grants of up to $5,000 each through the Brighter Future Fund, and its regional subsidiaries. The grants will be used to help improve farm viability, enable farmers to access, transfer or permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online for the 2023 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its 9th year, the national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Far ...

On Tuesday, the USDA announced it was allocating more than $70 million to support nearly 372 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 program. According to USDA, the effort is to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation; to safeguard the nursery production system; and to respond to plant pest emergencies. Univ

African Swine Fever is a growing threat, as the disease spreads to countries close to the U.S., but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says there’s still no ready vaccine, so preventing entry here is the best option. The highly contagious, deadly, and economically devastating disease is on the move, now in countries all over the world and as close as the Caribbean. Sec ...