President Joe Biden is asking Congress to fund $21 billion in aid for farmers and ranchers as part of a $98.6 billion overall disaster package the president proposed that Congress pass before the end of the year.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) issued the following statement after the unveiling of Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill text by U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

The USDA’s winter wheat crop condition rating improved over the past week. That followed another round of rain in parts of the U.S. Plains, with lighter amounts in wheat growing portions of the Midwest.

Earth saw another unusually warm month, with October 2024 ranking as the second-warmest October in NOAA’s 175-year global climate record.

In advance of its Investor Day, Corteva today announced a revolutionary breakthrough in one of the world’s most important staple crops – wheat – a first-of-its kind, proprietary non-GMO hybrid technology.

U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.

It’s official: Republicans have won control of the House as well as the Senate and White House.

An ag economist says it is crucial Congress passes a farm bill before the end of the year.

Just as renewed contract talks began Nov. 12 between International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), they quickly ended as automation once again became a sticking point with the union.

Summit Carbon Solutions is pleased to announce that the North Dakota Public Service Commission has granted it a Route Permit*, a significant milestone in advancing Summit’s CO2 pipeline project.

The U.S. corn and soybean harvests should be able to wrap up in the coming days. That will depend on the weather with mixed chances for precipitation in the Midwest and Plains this week.

The typical commercial corn and soybean farm in the upper Midwest will likely show financial losses for both 2024 and 2025, based on reports from roughly 3,100 farms.

An ag economist says U.S biodiesel expansion projects will likely remain on hold unless new policies incentivize more demand.

Indigo Ag and GROWMARK today announced a major multi-year strategic partnership to bring new innovative powder-based biological products and sustainability programming to GROWMARK’s member companies and farmers. Now, farmers will be able to conveniently access and benefit from Indigo’s market-leading suite of biological and sustainability solutions through their local FS cooperatives.

Although the growing season is coming to an end, plant health continues to drive conversations. Key topics this harvest include resurgence of Goss’s Wilt, rising populations of soybean cyst nematode and intensifying risks from tar spot. As you go through harvest and begin making plans for 2025, here is what you can do to mitigate damage from these three threats.

Lee Zeldin has been selected as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday.

The soybean and corn futures markets are taking a wait and see attitude towards trade policy changes under the second Trump administration.

While ample turkey supplies and favorable prices leading into the holiday season indicate turkey will retain its position as the traditional protein of choice this Thanksgiving, consumer trends are making the future less certain.

Clean Fuels Alliance America commends the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for passing the amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a move that marks another step forward in California’s decarbonization leadership.

As we wrap up harvest and prepare for the upcoming year, we often say, “next year will be interesting” and 2025 will be no different. Various factors such as weather, world events, the farm bill, and trade agreements will influence both crop income and expenses.

The CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says the beef and pork export industry is getting used to navigating volatility in the global markets.

A key farmer and co-leader for the Farmers and Ranchers for Trump Coalition said trade should be the biggest immediate priority for agriculture when President-elect Donald Trump takes over in January.

Lower commodity prices can put a strain on revenues and farm profits, even with record yields. Strained profits are common when input costs are closely tied to farm production and remain relatively higher compared to prices. In those types of years, it’s easy to focus on high costs of fertilizers, fuels or other input needs. But an equally important cost is the rent paid on farmland.

South Dakota voters have rejected a measure that proposed consistent carbon pipeline regulations in the state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Thursday announced it has partnered with Iowa to award $2.9 million for 24 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems.

Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House in the new year and an ag lobbyist says that will likely impact what lawmakers accomplish in the lame duck session.

USDA's November crop estimates tend to add increased accuracy to the U.S. production estimates and 2024 should be no exception.

September exports of U.S. pork and beef were higher year-over-year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), with pork exports well-positioned to set annual volume and value records in 2024.