
In a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, state and federal veterinarians talked about some of the risks from highly pathogenic avian influenza and the New World Screwworm.
Oil prices slid for a third day Wednesday morning as fears of near-term supply disruptions gave way to concerns over a looming supply glut later...
While more farmers are leaning on bank financing for 2025, others are finding it tough to stay in business. Farm banks are well-situated to...
Bipartisan legislation increases funding for farmer mental health services as rural America faces a crisis with farmers 3.5 times more likely to die...
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Jerry Hagstrom, DTN's political correspondent, is a prize-winning agricultural journalist, author and commentator. He writes The Hagstrom Report, a daily service for subscribers, is a columnist for National Journal in Washington, and writes for other publications. The American Journalism Review named him one of its "unsung heroes" for his agricultural coverage. He has won numerous awards from the North American Agricultural Journalists and is a past president of that organization.
Jerry discusses farm issues frequently on C-SPAN and has appeared on National Public Radio and the BBC's Farming Today. He has lectured at the USDA Outlook Forum, the Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Obesity and before university audiences and trade groups.
Born in North Dakota, Jerry grew up on a farm at Wilton and Bismarck, N.D. He graduated from University of Denver and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University and a research fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University.
He is the co-author of The Book of America: Inside Fifty States Today and the author of "Beyond Reagan: The New Landscape of American Politics" and "To Be, Not To Be Seen: The Mystery of Swedish Business."
In a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, state and federal veterinarians talked about some of the risks from highly pathogenic avian influenza and the New World Screwworm.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, proposed an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill that would require more management or labor to qualify for farm programs. Nearly 50 farm groups representing...
In his first public remarks on the Trump administration's policies, a former USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation told the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) that he is particularly worried about the...