he Corn Refiners Association (CRA), in partnership with the Agriculture Coalition for USMCA, Monday announced the release of a new Purdue University study, the USMCA Affordability Study: Effect of North American Trade on U.S. Food Prices, highlighting the role of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in supporting food affordability for American consumers at a time of continued concern over rising grocery prices.

The House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 8646, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. The measure was approved by a vote of 213 to 210.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed a second case of New World screwworm. This detection was found in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, less than 6 miles from the first incident.

President Donald Trump is determined to tell everyone in agriculture that they are doing better than ever under his presidency.

Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Mike Jacobson, and Sherry Vinton, director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, recently joined members of Nebraska’s agricultural industry at the Machine Shed near Gothenburg to celebrate passage of a first of its kind bill for protecting agricultural data.

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines.

Now that New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States, what happens next?

There's been a lot of talk about how wet it has been this spring across the Midwest. Largely, that has been true.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on Wednesday launched the Small Processors Action Plan (PDF, 2.3 MB), a new set of actions to better support small and very small meat and poultry processing plants, improve customer service, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining strong food safety protections for consumers.

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee, with support from JBS and CoBank, is unveiling the results of a new national study intended to guide programming dedicated to women in agriculture for the next five years.

New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States.

A market analyst says USDA officials have pointed to increased soybean buying activity from China.

Advocacy experts from the National Pork Producers Council explained how targeted strategies deliver policy wins, beneficial regulatory reforms, and better market access for producers during a live panel discussion at the 2026 World Pork Expo today.

CHS Inc. will either close or sell three grain elevators in southern Minnesota, the company announced this week, following reported financial losses in the second quarter of 2026.

The USDA says it is working around the clock to keep New World screwworm out of the United States.

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, lost his bid for Iowa governor, narrowly losing the Republican primary on Tuesday to a rival embraced by the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.

Farmer sentiment declined slightly in May as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to 119, down from 121 in April.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on Friday announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program.

Farm groups are continuing to press Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to drop the 16.8% countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports.

The first national condition ratings of the season for corn and soybeans are a little bit below a year ago. Overall, conditions are seen as generally favorable, but some areas are being hit by drought, while other areas are excessively wet.

The Surface Transportation Board recently announced that it has received a revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern (together, Applicants). The Board further announced that comments on the completeness of that revised application are due by Friday, May 8, 2026, at noon EDT.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today joined Gov. Kim Reynolds when she signed House File 2771, the Agriculture and Natural Resources budget, which includes new investments in water quality to support Farm to Faucet infrastructure improvements.

Following the Trump-Xi meetings in Beijing, the White House announced a new series of trade commitments aimed at expanding bilateral commerce, including several provisions directly affecting U.S. agriculture.

An eastern Iowa farmer says today’s fertilizer prices are not sustainable.

Many row crop farmers are concerned about having access to an array of crop protection tools. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin explains the shrinking backlog of approvals, how the agency will continue to engage with the Make America Healthy Again movement, and year-round E15.

The Renewable Fuel Standard was one of the most consequential agriculture land policies in U.S. history.

Farm bankruptcies hit a six-year high in April, and an ag attorney says it’s a sign of growing financial stress.

Historically high biodiesel volumes in the Renewable Fuel Standard took effect in March 2026, and already, the industry has seen the beginning of a bounce back after years of struggle.