Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program that will provide temporary support for eligible beef processing establishments.

The hog market has a number of interesting contradictions. Amid the factors of profitable production, live and cutout values well below last year, and little growth in production, USDA released its June 1 Hogs and Pigs report last week, and it continued to show a smaller breeding herd.

An ag economist says USDA’s latest quarterly stocks figures are positive for grain prices.

President Donald Trump has at least temporarily suspended countervailing duties of up to 16.8% on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco, drawing praise from corn and soybean farmers who have pressed the federal government since 2021 to drop the duties.

The American Farm Bureau Federation says there’s broad support for legislation addressing the ag labor crisis.

The Agriculture Coalition for USMCA released a letter, signed by 2,376 farmers from across the country, that was sent to President Trump today urging renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with targeted improvements.

Strong cattle prices are giving cow-calf producers a rare window to strengthen their financial position. While every operation will respond differently, producers should aim to look back on this period and feel confident about the decisions they make.

Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of June 28.

An ag economist says uncertainty continues to surround a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran.

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a farm bill discussion draft this week that includes many important provisions for rural America, but doesn't address California's Proposition 12, year-round E15 or a delay of state SNAP cost-share requirements enacted in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to discuss the bill and its path forward.

President Trump has signed an executive order prioritizing regenerative agriculture to boost opportunities for farmers.

President Donald Trump hosted farmers at the White House Thursday evening to launch a broad federal push to expand research into regenerative agriculture and develop alternatives to conventional crop protection active ingredients under his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative.

Given the growing prevalence of data centers, the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey recently assessed US consumers’ concerns about the impact of data centers and AI. This article discusses the results and presents potential implications for rural economic development and community leaders.

Supporters in agriculture say a bill in Congress could help accelerate the U.S. bioeconomy.

Look at the tradeoffs when considering cover crops — balancing potential soil health improvements with the impact on farm profitability. Every operation has different goals, whether that’s improving long-term productivity, managing risk, or maximizing returns. Understanding those tradeoffs is key to making the right decision for your farm.

The White House on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a supplemental funding package that includes a request for $11.1 billion for farmers and calls for Congress to pass year-round E15.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, commended the Trump Administration today for issuing a call for year-round E15 in its supplemental funding request to Congress.

In recent months the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report has shown inconsistencies in the number of cattle being placed into feedyards. University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez says beef on dairy calves are likely a contributing factor.

Standing behind every physical gallon of biomass-based diesel is a corresponding requirement for feedstock—soybean oil, distillers corn oil, animal fats, used cooking oil, and canola oil. The purpose of this article is to project the feedstock use implied by our biomass-based diesel production and import projections for 2026 and 2027, focusing on the split between domestic and imported feedstock and soybean oil use.

The Senate Agriculture Committee's discussion draft, released Tuesday, sparked reaction across the agriculture industry and congressional offices.

Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman has released the Agricultural Act of 2026, which he says provides long-overdue stability to the industry.

Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with a cookout will find that prices at the grocery store closely reflect inflation increases over the last year. An Independence Day cookout will cost $73.82 for 10 guests this year, according to the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting Farmers First by investing up to $310 million to expand producer conservation activities across the nation through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting RCPP project proposals now through August 24, 2026, to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners boost their operations and conserve natural resources.

A new El Niño phase is likely to begin within weeks, putting agriculture on alert around the world. New analyses by experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) allow for detailed mapping of where El Nino-linked drought is most likely to impact crops and pasturelands.

U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings held over the past week. That followed another week of wide-ranging, but generally favorable, weather in many key growing areas.

Many of the same areas continue to suffer from drought conditions and poor pasture and range conditions. Nebraska is enduring the worst of it for the major beef cow states.

Over the past four weeks, corn and soybean basis strengthened broadly across the Eastern Corn Belt. Corn basis to July futures increased in 38 of 40 tracked crop reporting districts, while soybean basis increased or held steady in all tracked districts.

The latest USDA Commodity Cost and Returns report provides the first comprehensive look at how recent disruptions in global energy and fertilizer markets are filtering down to the farm level.