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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued guidance on critical industry workforce that should continue as the country addresses and responds to the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. food and agriculture was included.

Who will lead the house ag committee? Is a split government good for agriculture? Get the latest election coverage here.

The polls showing a “Blue Wave” seemed to have crashed into a “Red Dam.” It also shows most political pollsters are less accurate than the local weatherman.

On Thursday, October 29, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a finalized update to requirements for the pesticide application exclusion zone (AEZ.)

Paraquat is a non-selective weed control commonly used for burndown applications, and it’s effective on resistant weed species such as ragweed and Palmer Amaranth.

Coronavirus restrictions have forced the American Farm Bureau Federation to switch to an all virtual format for their 2021 convention in January.

AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths hosted a forum with representatives from both presidential campaigns.

With just days remaining in the 2020 presidential campaign, farmers and ranchers responding to the Farm Journal Pulse continue to show a strong preference for retaining President Donald Trump.

A key ag policy strategist says that rural voters reversed the 2018 “blue wave.”

Even with a divided Congress, there are some issues Karla Thieman from the Russell Group thinks can still be worked through in the next Congress, but one of the biggest hurdles will be crafting a the next farm bill.