American Farm Bureau Federation’s Don Parrish was quoted by the New York Times in an article about possible changes to Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

When the U.S. announced that from June 1 on, Canada, Mexico and the European Union would no longer be exempt from a new 25 percent tariff on steel and a new 10 percent tariff on aluminum, we knew retaliatory duties were coming. Within a few days of the U.S. announcement, all three trading partners had publicly released a list of U.S. products, many agricultural in nature, that would face additional tariffs. The Canadian and EU taxes go into effect July 1. Mexico’s taxes go into effect on July 5.

The farm bill is closer to passage following a Senate committee vote this week. Micheal Clements has more.

Beef sales so far this year are up 10 percent in Japan, 16 percent in Mexico, 42 percent in Hong Kong and 45 percent in South Korea.

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association wants to make sure all labels are USDA approved.

Lake County Farm Bureau president talks about the success of the local Ag in the Classroom program.