Producers of renewable diesel and biodiesel are facing a “serious headwind” after the Environmental Protection Agency set usage mandates so low that they’re restraining demand for the biofuels, according to Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America.

Each year farmers are challenged to accomplish more within tighter windows. In order to get the most out of every engine hour, Case IH is launching the AF11 combine, an industry-leading powerhouse purposefully redesigned from the ground up to maximize time in the field.

America’s families might soon see record-high beef prices at the grocery store, thanks to the lowest cattle inventory in more than 70 years.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow began Monday to jumpstart the debate on a new farm bill with a plan that would give farmers a choice between a higher premium subsidy for crop insurance or signing up for the traditional commodity programs.

Former Iowa Ag Secretary and Trump administration USDA leader Bill Northey has died, leaving behind numerous family and friends and a legacy of farm policy leadership. He was 64.

Farmer sentiment took a downturn at the start of 2024 as the January Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index fell to a reading of 106, 8 points below a month earlier.

NPPC joined 36 agribusiness groups and organizations in urging the renewal of the expired Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB).

A market analyst suggests U.S. corn and soybean exports are heading in opposite directions.

The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says March is the first month there would be enough time to work on the new farm bill in the House, but there are no guarantees.

A New Mexico lawmaker says the extra Inflation Reduction Act funding allocated to conservation programs will help the Department of Agriculture have the staffing levels and money necessary to address producer demand for assistance.

The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, shared expert market and weather analysis.

U.S. Soy complex exports (whole soybean, soybean meal and soybean oil) added $39.8 billion[1] to the U.S. economy in marketing year (MY) 22/23 on a volume of 67.6 million metric tons (MMT). The shining star: U.S. soybean meal exports broke records for both volume and value at 13.2 MMT and $6.91 billion, respectively.

This story, the first in an occasional series about water challenges facing the American heartland, is a partnership between Stateline and the Kansas Reflector.

It has been raining heavily across a lot of the drought areas in the U.S. this winter and an update from the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) on Feb. 1 gives the contiguous U.S. the lowest total coverage of drought since a four-week period from mid-May to early June 2023.

The USDA says U.S. soybean export sales hit a marketing year low during the week ending January 25th.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Executive Committee approved the organization’s policy priorities at the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. This year’s priorities focus on advocating for the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, protecting cattle producers from federal regulatory overreach, and defending the U.S. cattle industry against external attacks.

The Environmental Protection Agency has affirmed its finding that the “weight of evidence is insufficient” to link exposure from use of paraquat to Parkinson’s Disease in humans.

Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus to advance and promote policies vital to U.S. agriculture, including boosting agricultural exports, facilitating food and agriculture trade, and knocking down unnecessary trade barriers.

Farmers might actually get a chance to deduct larger equipment purchases and buildings after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $78 billion tax package Wednesday night.

There were fewer cattle in the U.S. at the start of 2024 than 2023 and it looks like that contraction will continue.

The federal government could help spur the adoption of precision agriculture practices in a number of ways, including increased research funding and assistance to farmers for enhancing data analysis, the Government Accountability Office says.

The American Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to issue a final decision on an emergency basis to speed the implementation of the “higher-of” Class I mover formula to buffer dairy farmers from further losses during the forthcoming Federal Milk Marketing Order rulemaking process.

With the second biggest eating day of the year after Thanksgiving upon us, there’s no hotter time for chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report, Americans will devour 1.45 billion wings while watching Kansas City and San Francisco battle for the championship trophy.

The Chair of the Senate Ag Committee says she plans to release more priority areas for the next farm bill soon.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) on Tuesday announced support for the bipartisan Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels Act of 2024 (FAIR Labels Act) introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO), Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), Rep. Don Davis (D-NC), and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL).

A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $2.25 billion in damages in a Roundup liability trial that wrapped up Jan. 26 in Pennsylvania.

While thousands of producers line up for government assistance through CSP and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program each year, less than one-third have historically been able to get in. And that trend continued in 2023, despite both programs collectively being infused with $500 million in additional funding that year through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in early February.