Bipartisan legislation to scale back the Conservation Reserve Program is being introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Citing the February toxic-chemical derailment in Ohio, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill placing more safety requirements on railroads.

Welcoming the first cohort of students in fall 2024, Dordt will offer an Agriculture Service Technician program as part of the dealer partnership between AgriVision Equipment and Dordt.

Beth Ford, CEO of Land O'Lakes, said Monday agriculture needs "transformational funding" when it comes to research to address areas such as water needs for food production.

Congressional Republicans who opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, the main funding mechanism for President Joe Biden's climate policy, would like to move the IRA's funding for climate-related farming practices into the farm bill, which could permanently boost funding for conservation programs.

In 2023/24, corn will continue to be king when it comes to area planted, though we expect soybeans to steal the throne in the coming years in order to meet future soybean oil demand for renewable diesel.

March exports of U.S. pork were the largest since May 2021, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While below last year’s high volume, March beef exports were the largest since October.

Three lock and dam systems on the Illinois River will close for upgrades beginning June 1st.

The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.

It should come as no surprise to anyone in the beef business that a new bill in favor of reducing federal regulations for small meat processors is the source of major disagreement between key industry groups.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is quickly ramping up hiring of new team members to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for conservation programs, which is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. 

U.S. farmers made solid progress planting corn and soybeans last week. That was despite rain in some key growing areas, with more in the forecast for parts of the Midwest and Plains this week.

In a typical year, early planted corn grows quickly enough in the spring to escape black cutworm feeding. However, cool and wet conditions in mid-April kept planters out of the field until recently, and any corn already planted grew slowly. This, combined with accelerated development of black cutworm, may result in the “perfect storm” for BCW injury.

Since the first case of the 2022/2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak was detected in the U.S. – in a turkey flock – on Feb. 7, 2022, the virus has affected 58.8 million birds in 831 flocks in 47 states.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s index of global food commodity prices rose for the first time in a year last month, led by increases in the cost of sugar and meat.

The Biden administration is investing $4 billion in low-carbon infrastructure upgrades for the nation’s ports to help make the shipment of ag commodities more efficient.

While tragic, accidents caused by blowing dust are not uncommon. What is uncommon is farmers being sued over the result.

While most farmers are eternal optimists — many say you have to be if you want to survive the farming business — there should be no shame in seeking help or assistance in times of difficulty.

Missouri’s farmers and ranchers say they are grateful for any rain, but it will take decent amount to regrow pasture, produce a decent hay crop and fill ponds.

It is unconstitutional for pipeline companies to enter private land to survey without compensating landowners in Iowa, a district judge in the state ruled Wednesday.

Bayer is reorganizing its seed business and streamlining the seed buying experience for its customers.

Meatpacking giant JBS USA is bringing its sanitation work in-house after one of its former contractors, Packers Sanitation Services Inc., was fined by the Labor Department for child labor violations.

The Feeding the Economy Report, released on National Ag Day, was updated this week to include county-level data, showing the economic impact of local agriculture on communities across the U.S.

An ag economist says the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates a quarter percentage point won’t have an immediate impact on many farmers and ranchers.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, alongside U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, introduced legislation to address the shortage of Technical Service Providers (TSPs) who help producers access USDA conservation programs through one-on-one assistance.

The Iowa Legislature is marking the 10-year anniversary of the state's voluntary nutrient reduction strategy by eliminating state funding for the water testing sensors that validate the state's efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus in streams and rivers.

USDA unveiled 12 new Regional Food Business Centers Wednesday, funded with $400 million, that will provide technical and financial assistance to strengthen local and regional food systems, along with another $420 million in a new Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program to expand capacity and processing for non-meat and poultry products.

The University of Minnesota announced that it will receive a $20 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to lead a new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.