The U.S. corn and soybean harvests have just fallen behind average.

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing a partnership to protect competition in key agricultural markets such as feed, fertilizer, fuel, seed, equipment, and other essential goods.

China may import U.S. soybeans in the first half of this marketing year, but end-users prepare for other options, considering the trade tariff dispute between the two countries, the Foreign Agricultural Service staff in Beijing reported on Monday.

 Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg arrived in Taipei Monday to lead an agribusiness trade mission organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand market access and boost U.S. agricultural exports.

At 11 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30, USDA will release updated estimates of grain stocks held as of Sept. 1, as well as take another look at 2025 wheat production in its annual Small Grains Summary.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is working on short-term and long-term solutions to help revitalize the U.S. beef industry.

Hundreds of women gathered in Orlando for the Women in Agribusiness Summit. We spoke with Alejandra Castillo from the North American Export Grain Association about how the ag sector could be affected by port fees set to go into effect Oct. 14.

President Trump announced Thursday that the administration will utilize tariff revenue to help assist U.S. farmers that have faced a struggling rural economy.

While recognizing that U.S. agriculture is "under threat," Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told agricultural leaders that farming's future "could not be brighter."

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are working to add phosphate – a critical fertilizer ingredient – to the U.S. Critical Minerals List.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County.

Farmer frustrations over tariffs, their impact on sales and the lack of fruitful talks with China are starting to boil over with harvest underway -- and U.S. support for the Argentine government only heightened tensions.

USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says the administration is committed to increasing ag export sales.

ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, and Alltech, a global leader in agriculture, recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to launch a North American animal feed joint venture, bringing together decades of experience and unparalleled capabilities to create new advantages for customers.

In recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week, September 21-27, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is announcing that farmers can apply for funding through two key safety programs. The Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant and the Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Rebate programs help farmers add critical safety equipment to on-farm grain storage facilities and retrofit older tractors with lifesaving rollover protection.

Pasture and range conditions have deteriorated in quality over the past week but have the possibility of improvement with recent and continuing showers.

The Texas state veterinarian says he’s not in panic mode after the latest detection of New World screwworm in Mexico earlier this week.

Citing near-record production costs in a low-price environment, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently launched a task force to identify solutions to bring costs more in line with today’s commodity prices.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) on Tuesday sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz advocating for fair distribution of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Fund to states with Democrat Governors.

Last week, Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Luke J. Lindberg, announced an aggressive three-point plan that will support American agricultural producers and exporters.

For nearly 250 years, our Nation has been sustained by the hard work, dedication, and vital contributions of our incredible farmers, ranchers, and foresters.

Corn and soybean condition ratings declined slightly last week for the crops still in the field, though harvest of both remain on pace with their five-year averages, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the detection of New World screwworm just 70 miles from the southern border is concerning.

The USDA says New World screwworm has been confirmed within 70 miles of the U.S. border.

China, the largest purchaser of U.S. soybeans, has yet to make a purchase from this fall's crop. We asked executive head of Terrain Ag John Newton how long the lack of purchasing could go on, if U.S. grain storage capacity can accommodate the bin-busting crop with limited export markets, and how softening interest rates may affect the farm economy.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on Sept. 1, 2025. The inventory was 1% below Sept. 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a mix of drones and AI can help farmers measure the health of their corn more efficiently.

The United States and Mexico have started public discussions on the USCMA trade agreement ahead of its planned review in 2026.