Stacy Dean is planning to step down as deputy undersecretary for USDA’s food, nutrition and consumer services starting in July.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Northwest Iowa. One case is in a Plymouth County dairy and the other is in a Sioux County dairy.

The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the Republican farm bill framework provides the safety net and risk management tools farmers need.

Former President Donald Trump made a case to House Republicans for higher tariffs on China to protect U.S. industries, lawmakers said after the meeting with him on Capitol Hill Thursday.

The National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and six auto dealers representing 16 brands and collectively operating dozens of dealerships in major markets across the country joined the American Petroleum Institute Thursday in filing a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $50 million to 141 awardees in 40 states and Puerto Rico, through the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP Program), reaching 177 unique agricultural operations and over 11,000 workers.

Twelve states have confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows and with fairs and shows nearing, many are making restrictions on what needs done for the health and well-being of the animals and people in attendance.

The USDA raised the new crop ending stocks projection for soybeans, while lowering wheat and leaving corn unchanged.

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 18 Senators, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to complete 2026 RFS rules and raise volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability.

Darcy Telenko isn't accustomed to finding tar spot in corn at the same time she sees Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat. But that's exactly what the Purdue University plant pathologist found on June 11. It was the earliest and lowest in the canopy she's ever seen tar spot in the field.

The Port of Baltimore, a major national shipping point for farm equipment equipment and commodities including sugar, has fully reopened for commerce following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a herd of dairy cattle in Sioux County, Iowa.

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement after unveiling the Senate Republican-drafted framework answering the call for a farmer-focused farm bill.

Certain dates live in infamy. For some soybean growers, one of those dates may become June 12, 2024.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) supports the 2024 Farm Bill framework introduced by U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR).

A market analyst says USDA’s latest corn and soybean condition ratings might be the best the U.S. has the rest of the growing season.

Republican dominance of farm country has neared the point where only a handful of major agricultural districts are in play in this fall’s elections, but the GOP hold on the House is so tenuous that races for those seats could potentially determine which party wins control of the chamber.

The USDA’s national corn condition rating dipped a little bit. That followed another mixed week of weather in many key U.S. growing areas.

On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee today, June 11th at 6:00 p.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee’s website.

Agriculture groups defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from a lawsuit that tries to force the agency to require more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to have permits, said in a new court filing the latest legal challenge is simply rehashing legal points already rejected by other appeals courts.

BASF Agricultural Solutions has introduced Nemasphere™ nematode resistance trait, the most groundbreaking innovation in soybean cyst nematode (SCN) management in over 60 years.

The list of states reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy herds has grown to a dozen with Friday's announcement by Wyoming of a detection there.

The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is set to roll out its fiscal 2025 spending bill as the House GOP makes another run this year at slashing domestic spending programs. The subcommittee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the FY25 Agriculture bill, which funds USDA and FDA as well as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

April exports of U.S. pork reached the highest volume and value since May 2021, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF. It was also a robust month for U.S. beef exports, which were the largest in 10 months and valued at just under $900 million.

Corn and wheat prices, two of the three most important food staples on the planet, have a long, similar price history that is easy to see.

Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) condemned a Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored research grant that will fund the development of lab-grown meat products by manufacturing company BioMADE.

H5N1 has been detected in a second Iowa dairy herd.

April was a big month for U.S. ethanol exports.