American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and National Farmers Union President Rob Larew issued a joint statement today on reports that USDA plans to rescind rules that protect farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

This year, we asked large farmers to rank their top three sources of information for new production and management ideas. In a companion survey, we asked agricultural retailers the same question but from the perspective of what they believe their large farm customers consider most important.

The USDA is expanding disaster assistance coverage to help producers recover from losses.

Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the week of the last few days of June and first few days of July 2026 were mostly lower compared to a month earlier. Mostly lower prices have now been present for a full month, according to DTN price data.

Weather has been the primary driver as corn and soybean prices climbed to start the week.

Lower commodity prices and high production costs have led to a margin squeeze for grain producers in the Corn Belt since 2023. This has led to increased interest in crop production alternatives that may offer better returns

National Farmers Union (NFU) celebrates the settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, resolving a lawsuit against Deere & Company over restrictions on farm equipment repair.

New analysis by the National Corn Growers Association finds U.S. farmers are paying significantly more for inputs than their Brazilian counterparts.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the second cohort of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants, completing the largest ever single-year financial investment in the history of the grant program.

Farmer sentiment dropped again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points in June (see Figure 1).

While last week's storms over much of beef country helped bring some of the worst pasture and range to better conditions, it didn't make much improvement in the good-to-excellent category.

Several agricultural groups are encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a 25 percent reciprocal tariff on Brazilian ethanol.

U.S. corn good-to-excellent condition ratings were unchanged while soybean good-to-excellent condition ratings declined from the previous week, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for recently proposing six new herbicide registrations.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to combat weaponized regulatory and enforcement actions against America’s producers, ranchers, and small businesses.

On June 23, 2026, Senator John Boozman (R-AR), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (ANF), released legislative text for the unfinished provisions of the traditional Farm Bill. Chairman Boozman is calling the legislation “Farm Bill 2.0”. This article provides a first reading of the legislative text and some discussion about cuts to conservation proposed in it.

It is that time of year again when we have a strange confluence of national pride.

The program director with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy says the latest iteration of the farm bill being discussed by Congress raises concerns around conservation funding.

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson introduced the Save Agriculture’s Workforce Act this week. He comes to the studio to discuss how it would significantly expand and modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Plus, USDA APHIS Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins provides an update on New World screwworm response and the factors being considered to reopen the Southern border to cattle imports.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, National Farmers Union (NFU) is releasing the updated Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar for items typically found during an Independence Day cookout table. These figures reveal how much family farmers earn compared to what consumers pay at the grocery store — and a quarter millennium into this American story, the gap has never been wider.

Before he was the father of a nation, George Washington was a farmer -- a landowner who experimented with crops, soil and markets even as he led an undermanned army to defeat the world's strongest empire.

The senior director of government affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement has moved into uncharted territory.

American drivers could collectively save more than $21 million this Independence Day weekend if they fill up with E15— a more affordable fuel option made with 15% ethanol.

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National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) farmers and small fertilizer companies gathered with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday to announce a new $500 million investment in fertilizer infrastructure designed to expand domestic fertilizer production through the Fertilizer Investment and Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) plan.

The largest percent deviation from the March intentions was for long-grain rice (down 16%) and peanuts (down 8.6%). Both of those crops also represent large decreases in acreage compared to actual 2025 plantings, with long-grain rice down 35% and peanuts down 21.8%.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is improving and modernizing 32 key conservation practices, part of a broad effort by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to put farmers first by strengthening conservation solutions. To gather feedback to update the practice standards, NRCS held more than 150 roundtables, bringing together more than 2,000 agricultural producers in every state and territory. Additionally, NRCS is currently accepting input now through July 6, 2026, on the Federal Register.

Farm groups that only days ago celebrated Bayer's U.S. Supreme Court victory over glyphosate labeling now are accusing the company of abandoning farmers after Monsanto asked federal trade officials to impose steep duties on glyphosate imports from China.