There were minimal changes to the USDA’s national corn and soybean ratings last week.

July is expected to be a crucial month in the ongoing right-to-repair antitrust case against John Deere, as the federal judge in the case is set to hold a hearing on several key motions in the next few weeks.

A market analyst says it’s unclear what happened to the soybean acres that didn’t get planted in the United States this spring.

A handful of farm policy lobbyists say the debate to fund the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration could offer them insight into how the politics of Capitol Hill might shape the farm bill reauthorization process.

Tar spot of corn has been confirmed(opens in new window) in two northern Missouri counties: Holt County in northwestern Missouri and Marion County in northeastern Missouri, as well as in six counties in central Iowa and one in northeastern Kansas.

Though the stress of calving season is behind us, cattle producers have to stay vigilant, because things like nursing calf pneumonia and pinkeye can take a lot of the fun out of baseball games and county fairs.

The chief economist for the USDA says while farm incomes won’t reach the record levels of 2022 this year, the overall outlook for the farm economy is strong.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and litigation partners filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas asking the court to strike down the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.

Consumers are starting to slow purchases of plant-based meat alternatives as their promises of improved sustainability don’t overcome the health considerations of those alternatives, according to a new report from Rabobank.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2023, was 72.4 million head. This was up slightly from June 1, 2022, but down 1% from March 1, 2023, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.

Celebrating the 4th of July with a cookout will cost significantly more than two years ago, although prices have fallen slightly from record highs in 2022.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted USDA’s investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity and expand market opportunities for fertilizer producers, farmers and rural business owners in Iowa.

On Friday, June 30, at 11 a.m. CDT, USDA will issue its annual Acreage report and the Grain Stocks report for June 1, a combination that may briefly turn traders' attention from the weather forecasts.

The Biden administration plans to incorporate a recent Supreme Court decision into its existing Waters of the U.S. rulemaking rather than withdraw the rule in its entirety.

Managing drought stress is a hot topic at BASF’s Showcase Plot Tour at their Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois today.

SDSU Extension is offering on-site livestock water testing services at all SDSU Extension regional centers and several SDSU Extension county offices throughout the state.

The ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee says he continues to hear many of the same concerns about the 2023 Farm Bill from farmers and ag industry stakeholders around the country.

EPA plans to complete a proposed rewrite of the 2023 waters of the U.S. rule on or before Sept. 1, 2023, after a Supreme Court ruling in May essentially struck down the Biden administration rule.

Renewable diesel isn’t just the hottest biofuel on the market, it also is swiping a significant slice of corn ethanol’s share of the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to EPA.

U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect our nation’s food supply against cyberattacks. The Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act creates a national cybersecurity network to identify and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the food and agriculture industry.

During the growing season, nighttime low temperatures are rising. In the fall, winter, and spring, daytime highs are higher than they used to be. All these effects of the changing climate appear to intensify a microbial reaction called denitrification: In saturated soils and warmer temperatures, the plant food that crops depend on, nitrate nitrogen, is converted into nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas that is emitted to the atmosphere.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.

The Mexican government on Saturday announced a 50% tariff on all white corn imports, a move that is estimated to impact about 1% of U.S. corn production but 20% of U.S. corn exports to Mexico.

Consumers are unlikely to scale back on July Fourth celebrations even with prices for barbecue staple ingredients up 31% on average over the past four years.

Another round of mostly hot, dry weather last week had an impact on U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings.

In this video, beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff outlines the key parts of the Food and Drug Administration’s new regulations on the use of antibiotics and growth promoting implants, and how they may affect the cattle industry.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.

The irrigators were running hard this week on Langseth Farm in the southeast corner of North Dakota.