The U.S. House has approved the skinny farm bill.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed Thursday cases of pseudorabies in a small commercial swine facility in Iowa, which traces to animals received recently from a herd in Texas. This is the first detection in commercial swine since its eradication in 2004.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced an expanded partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to increase domestic agricultural production and exports, while reducing the agricultural trade deficit.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Thursday endorsed the Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels (FAIR Labels) Act. This legislation would ensure consumer transparency by addressing the labeling of cell-cultivated protein and plant-based alternative protein products.

The farm bill and plans to pass year-round 15% ethanol were at least temporarily derailed Wednesday after a prolonged procedural vote forced House leaders to reconsider their plans.

Some lawmakers say they’re unsure if a fix for Proposition 12 will be included in a final farm bill package.

A bill that would remove countervailing duties from phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco was introduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

In response to growing veterinary shortages in rural communities, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is investing in the future of animal health by awarding loan repayment assistance to four aspiring veterinarians through its Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Incentive Program.

The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says pesticides have become a sticking point in farm bill negotiations.

When it comes to fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wants farmers to know the government is here to help.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Tuesday thanked the Iowa Senate for its unanimous passage of the Iowa Farm Act, Senate File 2465, by a vote of 47-0.

BASF and Nutrien Ltd.® announced Tuesday a strategic collaboration designed to help farmers gain more value from sustainable farming practices already in use.

U.S. corn and soybean planting made solid advances over the past week.

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to struggle Monday with a question that could determine whether product liability cases like the cancer lawsuits filed against Bayer's Roundup herbicide will be allowed to continue.

Demand for data centers – large, secure facilities that house computers and servers used to store, process and manage vast amounts of digital data – is accelerating as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other digital services expand across the United States.

On Friday, as New World Screwworm detections are now within 125 miles of the U.S. border, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson took aggressive action to protect Florida from the threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS) by issuing an emergency rule placing temporary restrictions on the importation of animals into Florida from high-risk counties in Texas.

The farm bill is set for a vote in the full House next week, but first the Rules Committee must decide which of more than 300 amendments can be offered on the House floor.

Farmers hit with natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 who filed claims under the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) will receive a second "top-up" payment, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Friday.

Both leaders of the U.S. House Ag Committee say it’s too soon to know if nationwide, year-round E15 will be added to the skinny farm bill, but they are supportive of the effort.

A bipartisan coalition supports a farm bill that protects American farmers (and families seeking affordable food) from California’s overreach—but a handful of House members want to strip it out. They’re making claims that don’t match the record.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday announced a reorganization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to modernize operations, streamline support functions and better align the agency with the nation’s agricultural landscape.

U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday he favors increasing the $30 billion per year borrowing limit for the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA's line of credit at the Treasury Department.

The USDA says it has a plan to rebuild farmers’ trust in USDA data.

Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement after the 8th Circuit decision to dismiss the challenge to Iowa’s Trespass-Surveillance statute:

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says it will require a significant effort from the administration to help improve fertilizer costs in the short term.

The Renewable Fuels Association Wednesday applauded the introduction of an amendment to the House farm bill that would permanently allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15.

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Reps. Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Tracy Mann (KS-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Mike Bost (IL-12) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Homegrown Fertilizer Act to boost domestic fertilizer production and storage, lower costs for farmers, and reduce reliance on unstable global supply chains.

Equipped with brand new retail and U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforcing California Proposition 12’s detrimental impacts on both producers and consumers, 105 American pork producers from 23 states took to Capitol Hill, advocating for their livelihoods with federal lawmakers.