Although they wear many hats, perform many jobs and are referred to using many terms, it turns out the people who grow Iowa’s crops and livestock prefer to be called “farmers.”

On a day that saw LanzaJet launch what is believed to be the world's first ethanol-to-jet fuel production plant in Soperton, Georgia, officials with the corn and ethanol industries in Iowa were sounding alarm bells.

A livestock economist says the pork industry is still uncertain how California’s Proposition 12 will impact markets.

A congressional agreement that would boost the child tax credit and temporarily increase some business tax breaks is paving the way for a major battle coming in 2025 over a range of expiring tax cuts that could cost trillions of dollars to extend.

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) announces a new member service to help effectively train more drivers to meet the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Many Missouri beef producers found themselves trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat as they rang in 2024 with low hay supplies, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutrition specialist Eric Bailey.

The lead economist for the National Corn Growers Association says a record corn yield during a year with widespread drought comes as a bit of a surprise.

Farmland values have hit a plateau after three years of dramatic price increases, but one of the nation's largest farmland brokers thinks tight supplies and high demand will keep a retreat in values at bay.

There’s still a pathway to passing a farm bill this year, but it’s filled with a few potholes and bordered by red lines along the edges.

NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation and PFAS.

Washington County pig farmer Matt Gent is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA).

If an immigration-labor deal develops in Congress, the American Farm Bureau Federation might be willing to accept caps on the number of visas for a year-round agricultural worker program.

A livestock economist says cattle producers remain slow to rebuild herds.

Restricting foreign ownership of U.S. land, codifying a “right to repair" farm equipment and imposing labeling restrictions on lab-grown meat are just a few of the ideas up for debate as state legislatures across the U.S. convene for their 2024 sessions.

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.

On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem and 15 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing his mandates on electric vehicles.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack used his speech at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention to roll out more than $200 million in loans and grants through programs meant to bolster American production of fertilizer and renewable energy.

As the Houthis continue to attack vessels transiting the Red Sea, shippers are faced with rising war risk premiums, higher freight costs, surcharges and longer transit times. Meanwhile, the Panama Canal is still limiting the number of daily vessel transits to 24, down from 36 during normal navigation conditions, increasing transit delays and causing shippers to look for alternative, more expensive routes.

New legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House that would freeze H-2A worker wages at 2023 levels.

The South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) adopted policy on the environmental and economic benefits of CO2 pipelines and related property rights issues at their Annual Meeting in Sioux Falls on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam announced this week that Josh McGinn has been named Assistant Secretary of Agriculture at the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall touted many of his organization’s successes in a speech at its annual convention but pressed members for more action on a long list of the group’s priorities.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) strongly supports the Death Tax Repeal Act, led by Reps. Randy Feenstra (IA) and Sanford Bishop (GA). The Senate companion bill is led by Sen. John Thune (SD). Repealing the federal estate tax, also known as the Death Tax, is a top priority for NCBA.

Agriculture and environmental groups have asked the federal government to investigate Koch Industries' planned $3.6 billion acquisition of OCI Global's Iowa Fertilizer Company, expressing concern the transaction would further concentrate the fertilizer industry.

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots have declined for a second consecutive month.

A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and wellbeing services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) official beef quality grading and certification.

Friday's release of the Jan. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report will continue to be one of the main focuses of the cattle market over the next couple of days.