Food and agriculture supports $10.4 trillion in total U.S. economic output, representing about 20% of all economic activity. The sector supports nearly 49 million jobs, or roughly 30% of total U.S.

The U.S. food and agricultural sector—including food retailers—contributes about 18.5%, or $8.61 trillion, to national gross domestic product (GDP), according to the 2023 “Feeding the Economy” ...

Despite recession warnings and adverse precursors in 2022, the United States’ economy performed better than predicted in 2023. Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics experts now look ...

Regenerative agriculture can deliver both economic and environmental benefits for European farmers, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) concludes in the research project Regenomics. Whether these ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There are several variables that come into play when looking at the economic outlook for 2025, said Matt Erickson, Farm Credit Services of America ag economic and policy adviser, ...

With food prices soaring, over 50 million Americans rely on free distributions from food banks to help feed their families. But determining the economic value of those contributions has been ...

Autonomy of Things (AoT®) has made significant inroads in outdoor agriculture. Controlled environment, indoor agriculture is ...

It’s National Ag Day. Reps. Mark Alford, R-Mo., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., are leading a resolution to officially designate today as a celebration of “the importance of agriculture as one of the most ...

Three free webinars in January to explore financial investments, costs and challenges Illinois farmers are facing. The hour-long webinars will begin at 2 p.m. daily Jan. 6-8, with a half-hour ...

NDSU researchers recently completed an inaugural study on the economic contributions of agriculture to the state of North Dakota. Results show a contribution of nearly $31 billion to the economy and ...

Each year, the Feeding the Economy report provides one of the most comprehensive looks at the full economic footprint of U.S. food and agriculture. While often discussed in terms of farm receipts or ...