An area of land in Ukraine roughly 20% larger than the state of Iowa is riddled with land mines and unexploded devices that will need to be cleared before it can safely be farmed again.

Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent and reduce food waste nationwide.

China has signed new purchase agreements with the United States, a move that’s expected to boost U.S. soybean sales.

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out an ambitious floor schedule that calls for the chamber to vote on a new farm bill in December.

Some corn farmers won't need a yield loss to trigger a crop insurance payment this year, while many more are looking at a combination of yields and prices that will likely lead to an indemnity check.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule. This new rule establishes clear, strong and consistent standards for organic livestock and poultry production, levels the playing field for organic livestock farmers, ranchers and businesses and promotes fairer, more competitive markets for their products, while providing consumers with more transparency about their purchases.

A study of Iowa farmers’ use of 4R Plus nutrient management practices offers insights into social, economic, and ecological influences on adoption that operate at both an individual level and within a larger, county-level context.

Just days after Navigator CO2 Ventures canceled its $3.5 billion carbon pipeline project, Archer Daniels Midland CEO Juan Ricardo Luciano said during a quarterly earnings call Tuesday that his company is continuing with its carbon pipeline plans.

Congress is almost certain to move an extension of the 2018 farm bill in the next month or two, and it could shake up cost estimates for modifications to commodity programs and other provisions.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday awarded the National Medal of Science to Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics and International Agriculture, executive director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security and Purdue University Presidential Fellow for Food Security and Sustainable Global Development. The award is the highest recognition the nation bestows upon scientists.

Food security experts from around the world are in Des Moines, Iowa this week addressing global food concerns.

American farmers and agribusinesses now have two major obstacles to shipping commodities.

An extended 30-day comment period on EPA's draft herbicide strategy for endangered species ended on Oct. 22, and farmers and other experts in agriculture took the added time to vent to the agency.

The Agriculture Department could help drive more participation in voluntary carbon markets through technical assistance and outreach, according to a report released by the agency on Monday.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed two positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), one in Pocahontas County and the other in Guthrie County.

Syngenta Group’s Board of Directors has elected Jeff Rowe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Syngenta Group, effective January 1, 2024. Rowe is currently President, Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Group’s largest business unit.

Less than two weeks after putting a hold on its permit applications, Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Friday the company is canceling its $3.5 billion carbon pipeline project.

John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots were up sharply last month.

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Mike Braun on Thursday released a report entitled, “Feeding the Future,” which examines the challenges that older farmers are facing and provides recommendations to Congress and the Administration to secure America’s future in agriculture.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County, Iowa.

More than 60 farm groups on Thursday wrote U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, calling on her to reconsider her department's punitive duties on phosphate imports from Morocco.

A climatologist says the new Seasonal Drought Outlook shows much-needed relief for many areas of the Corn Belt and Delta.

House Republicans descended into further chaos Thursday, unable to agree on a plan for a temporary speaker, and Speaker-designate Jim Jordan unwilling to drop end his race.

Five states reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry, including Minnesota and South Dakota, where the virus struck again at commercial turkey farms, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said in its latest updates.

Amid historic lows in the nation’s cowherd, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and South Dakota State University are spearheading the Great Plains Heifer Development Program, to help beef producers optimize heifer development and reproductive efficiency at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory near Concord, Nebraska.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said some of his fellow House Republicans and their backers "have lost all sense of boundaries" in the push to move Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan into the House Speaker's office.