Farmers would lose immediate access to marketing loans during a government shutdown unless Congress comes to some kind of agreement this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday.

One economist is optimistic that farmers will be able to weather the drop in annual net cash farm income that producers are expected to face next year as agricultural commodity revenues fall and production expenses rise.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with four Iowa State University football players to promote the pork industry.

The chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture says global competition for corn and soybean production is being closely monitored.

A U.S. agribusiness delegation arrived in Santiago, Chile, Monday, led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor.

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Fall is officially here, and with that we turn attention to ending fiscal years, grain reports and harvest news.

The top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s commitment to spend $1.4 billion for trade promotion assistance from the Commodity Credit Corporation should make a “big difference” for U.S. farmers.

The USDA says placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during August were 2.003 million head, a decline of 5% on the year.

Oct. 2 is National Nematode Day and marks a good time to test fields for soybean cyst nematode (SCN), the No. 1 pathogen of soybean in the United States.

The latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA comes out later today.

Surrounded by reporters late Thursday afternoon, Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz sounded like a man in charge.

In testimony before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper challenged the SAB’s recent flawed commentary on the climate impacts of corn ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Agricultural employers can now apply for a new competitive grant program to help recruit H-2A workers and improve working conditions as part of a new pilot program launched by USDA.

Kevin Crider knows a troublemaker when he sees one, whether it be two-legged or four-legged.

Senators Mike Braun, Jon Tester, Roger Marshall and Pete Ricketts introduced bipartisan legislation to enshrine a continued role for American farmers in the Food for Peace (FFP) program and increase accountability and transparency in FFP program functions.

The Government Accountability Office says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had the legal authority to use the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, an initiative aimed at building markets for agricultural practices and products that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Legislation has been introduced into the US House that would require equipment manufacturers to provide farmers the information and data to repair their own equipment.

At a reception Monday evening on Capitol Hill, a small group of actors, a farmer from Indiana and an upstart whiskey distiller were all championing a new documentary on farming, "Common Ground," and their drive to promote regenerative farming practices on 100 million acres by the end of the decade.

The world’s fourth-largest population, rising incomes and strong development of the retail and foodservice sectors are among the factors that point to expanding export opportunities for U.S. red meat in Indonesia.

Seeing Congress heading toward a government shutdown led by House members, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Tuesday that her chamber will take a lead in passing the farm bill ahead of the House.

Recent efforts to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative have once again stalled.

USDA’s plan to spend $1.4 billion to pay for a new export promotion program will provide the increase in market development funding that commodity groups have been trying to get through the farm bill, says Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Recently, Clean Fuels Alliance America, the American Soybean Association, the National Oilseed Processors Association, and the U.S. Canola Association delivered a letter to Senior Advisor John Podesta urging the Biden administration to support the investments made by U.S. companies and farmers who are ramping up production of sustainable aviation fuel.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge recently announced the statewide expansion of H2Ohio’s incentive program for agriculture producers.

For the second year in a row at harvest time, low water levels on the Lower Mississippi River and tributaries are causing a big headache for shippers and also farmers who rely on river terminals to haul their new crop. In turn, barge freight costs are rising, having a negative effect on what farmers are paid for their crop.

Fall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. For this reason, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week.

The U.S. corn and soybean harvests are just ahead of average. Weather has been favorable for early harvest activity in most of the Midwest and Plains, but some areas are expected to see rain delays later this week.