Agriculture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a farming family has to pay tax on the bankruptcy sale of their farm. The high court on Monday voted 5-4 for the IRS in its fight with Lynwood and Brenda Hall over their bankruptcy sale of their 320-acre farm in Willcox, Ariz...

HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Federal and state agriculture officials are working to find out more about a California dairy cow that was found to have mad cow disease.

ROME (AP) — Bill Gates has told U.N. food agencies that world agriculture systems are outdated and inefficient, especially for the small farmers in poor countries they are aiming to help. Gates brought his campaign to fight poverty and hunger in Africa and Asia to a forum Thursday of the U...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says strong farm income in Midwest and Western states improved agricultural banks’ balance sheets but reduced demand for new loans. The Fed released a new report on agricultural credit conditions on Wednesday The Fed said bank profits in the region improved in the third quarter of 2011 because many borrowers paid down some of their farm de

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across the U...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it plans to shutter four offices in Montana and Wyoming as part of a $150 million cost cutting measure that includes 259 closures nationwide. The Billings Gazette (http://bit...

It was another great year for Wyoming hay at the World Dairy Expo where, for the seventh year in a row, Wyoming producers have won or placed extremely high in the World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. Four championships were claimed at this year's Superbowl with five Wyoming producers earning high places.

The Wyoming Business Council's Agribusiness Division has awarded cash prizes and a spot in the 2012 AgriCulture Calendar were awarded to the top two photographs in adult and youth categories for its 4th Annual Ag Photo Contest.  The winners were chosen from nearly 300 photos submitted by 49 adult and youth contestants, both professional and amateur.