The Biden administration is set to finalize guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit before President Joe Biden leaves office come Jan. 20, 2025, a spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury Department told DTN on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jamieson Greer to serve as the next U.S. Trade Representative. Greer served as former USTR Robert Lighthizer’s chief of staff during Trump’s first term.

Agricultural commodity prices slipped slightly Tuesday in morning trade following President-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose 25% import tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on products from China.

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) recently led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressing concern about reports that the Colombian Government may consider a misguided investigation into U.S. corn subsidies.

AFBF and other industry coalition members achieved a crucial win yesterday that will help farmers across the country.

National Turkey Federation (NTF) Chairman John Zimmerman presented the National Thanksgiving Turkeys named Peach and Blossom to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Monday during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House.

It seems time has run out on getting a farm bill done during the lame duck session of Congress.

On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. The NWS was found in a cow in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, at an inspection checkpoint close to the border with Guatemala. NWS are fly larvae that infest living tissue of warm-blooded animals, causing infection.

U.S. winter wheat conditions improved again last week, USDA NASS said in its final national Crop Progress report of 2024 released on Monday. The weekly reports will resume on Monday, April 7, 2025.

In comments submitted Monday in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, the Renewable Fuels Association urged the state agency to do more to ensure the integrity of imported used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for biomass-based diesel production under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

A California dairy that sells raw, unpasteurized milk is recalling some of it after tests found the avian influenza virus was present.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins of Texas to serve as the 33rd US Secretary of Agriculture.

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow recently released her farm bill text and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on Nov. 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly above Nov. 1, 2023, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) celebrated the U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of S.759, the Beagle Brigade Act, which provides statutory authority and reliable funding to the National Detector Dog Training Center.

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld Summit Carbon Solutions’ ability to conduct land surveys under Iowa Code section 479B.15, allowing the project to continue its careful planning and development.

The USDA’s reporting a generally mixed week for U.S. export sales numbers.

Much of the Corn Belt has been spoiled with above-average temperatures this fall.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) released its fourth-quarter Economic Update today, reporting on everything from harvest season to the findings from a recent trade study.

A Kansas State University professor who is a lead author of a just-released national report on agriculture’s ability to become greenhouse gas negative says that Kansas producers are “in a great position” to help U.S. agriculture meet that goal.

A newly formed institute at Purdue University is offering training and development support to agriculture producers with novel food and beverage product ideas. The new Institute for Food Product Innovation and Commercialization is funded by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.

The deputy secretary of USDA says disaster recovery is an essential role of the federal government.

CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry and other animals in the United States.

Cooking a Thanksgiving feast for your friends and family will cost less than last year but will still be more expensive than before the pandemic.

Indigo Ag and Truterra recently announced a strategic collaboration aimed at simplifying, expanding and accelerating the adoption of ag sustainability solutions. This move aims to address pain points for companies seeking solutions to reduce ag-based emissions or remove carbon from the atmosphere and bring clarity for all participants in this growing market, including farmers.

An ag lobbyist says the pressure is mounting for Congress to finish a farm bill before the end of the year.

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of lenders shows sharply lower farm incomes, deteriorating working capital and higher demand for non-real estate loans.

During the 2024 United Natios Climate Change Conference (COP29), U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted four years of progress and historic investments made under the Biden-Harris Administration to position U.S. agriculture and forestry as climate leaders, develop innovative climate solutions and build climate-smart markets to provide new revenue streams for rural communities.