Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall sent a letter urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to adapt the USDA’s drought mitigation programs to provide sufficient resources to western farmers and ranchers.

Cropland values continue to rise, according to the USDA’s latest land values report.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was named Tuesday as running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket against former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio.

Eighteen members of Congress sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Monday saying they are concerned that tariffs on imports of a widely used herbicide – called 2,4-D – could compromise reliable, affordable access to agricultural inputs. The effort was led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Reps. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announces changes to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs, effective Sept. 25, 2024 — changes that are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a proposal to list both subspecies of the regal fritillary, a large butterfly, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The USDA reports another week of modest changes for the national corn and soybean condition ratings. That continues the growing season’s story of generally favorable conditions in parts of the region against at least some crop stress in other areas.

AGCO is reporting net sales of $3.2 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. That is a decrease of 15.1% compared to the second quarter of 2023. Net sales in the second quarter of 2024 decreased 14.2% compared to the second quarter of 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make an additional $300 million available through the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program to help grow export markets for American farm and food products around the world, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced Monday.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is reminding cattle producers to consult with their tax attorneys regarding the Corporate Transparency Act, with key deadlines approaching at the end of 2024.

National FFA Organization, a nationally recognized school-based student leadership development organization, announced today that it reached a record-breaking milestone of having more than one million FFA members: 1,027,273. States that have shown the largest membership percentage growth this past year are Utah, Florida and Alaska.

A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says there is a slim possibility of getting a bill passed before the end of the fiscal year.

In December 2021, I tried to explain how rising prices in the aftermath of the initial COVID-19 shock were different than the inflation some of us remember from the 1970s and 1980s. (See "Why This is Not Your Father's Inflation," )

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record in 38 years of measurement

As the nation’s largest outdoor farm event, the annual Farm Progress Show connects thousands of farmers with companies innovating the future of agriculture. Iowa soybean farmers and their checkoff are once again poised to enhance the show’s experience for visitors and vendors while highlighting new advancements in soy-based technologies.

Two South Dakota State University researchers are partnering with 20 eastern South Dakota farming operations and GEVO to pursue practices that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase farm profitability.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a tax-cut bill that would have provided farmers with larger deductions on purchases of equipment and buildings this year.

The chief economist at the National Grain and Feed Association says rail service capacity issues in Mexico are starting to effect U.S. ag trade.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving water across the West.

Kinze announced today that it will be implementing a reduction in its workforce in response to the ongoing economic downturn in the agricultural sector.

At the urging of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), a newly published U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study found zero Trichinella positives in more than 3.2 million pork samples, demonstrating to domestic and global consumers the safety of U.S. pork.

U.S. ethanol production hit an all-time high last week.

After extreme weather conditions early in the growing season, some corn farmers are concerned about the economics of managing their crop and achieving strong corn yields. But if they are strategic with that management, the corn crop can still finish strong, say LG Seeds Agronomists Kyle Malcolm and Bryant Luers.

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a bipartisan letter calling for the U.S. Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically-sourced feedstocks, like Kansas soybean oil and corn oil.

Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in Mississippi and Alabama make up over half of the people receiving a share of more than $2 billion in payments over historic discrimination through USDA's farm-loan programs.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the agency’s anticipated failure to meet its statutory deadline for issuing the 2026 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

With a growing outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is stressing livestock workers need to get vaccinations for seasonal flu to reduce the risk that H5N1 and the seasonal flu could "reassort" to become a more dangerous virus.

The USDA is extending the comment period for its proposed new competition rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act by 15 days.