The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 75 percent of the country is facing drought conditions.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday rolled out a new modernization effort to change how USDA interacts with farmers and reduce paperwork in the process with the "One Farmer, One File" system.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Thursday finalized removal of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list.

During this year’s Ag Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week, March 2-6, University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch joins the American Farm Bureau Federation and other safety professionals in encouraging farmers to make their health and well-being a priority.

On the opening day of Commodity Classic, there were some angry conversations between farm leaders and representatives of major fertilizer, seed, chemical and machinery companies.

The EPA is submitting long-awaited renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027 to the Office of Management and Budget.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen A. Vaden, joined by General Services Administrator Edward C. Forst, Wednesday announced the imminent disposal of the South Building and Braddock Place, returning resources to the American taxpayer, effectuating the vision of President Donald J. Trump, and reducing the real estate footprint of the U.S. Government in the National Capital Region.

Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm drainage systems.

With the mandatory six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approaching and tariff tensions escalating, farm groups gathered Tuesday at the site where NAFTA was signed to press for preserving duty-free trade across North America.

Speaking to attendees at the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper celebrated a record-breaking year for the U.S. ethanol industry while urging Congress and the Trump administration to fully unleash American ethanol to boost the farm economy, reduce consumer fuel prices, and strengthen domestic energy security.

A Wisconsin Congressman says the new farm bill includes more than conservation, nutrition, and trade improvements.

U.S. pork exports posted the second highest value and third largest volume on record in 2025, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

At the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Outlook Forum, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a Request for Information (RFI) on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research at USDA.

An ag economist says the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s use of tariffs could disrupt ongoing trade negotiations.

Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit recently challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.

While the northeastern U.S. digs out from record-level snow, the Plains and Rocky Mountains continue in a dry pattern going into the last few days of the 2025-26 meteorological winter season.

Responding to the Supreme Court decision rejecting his tariffs under one law, President Donald Trump announced Friday he is imposing a universal 10% tariff under a different law and launching more investigations to impose tariffs on other imported products.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. The FBA enrollment period opens Feb. 23 and closes April 17, 2026.

An ag economist says the slaughter pace for cattle is slowing.

The Agriculture Department is anticipating a slightly easier 2026 for U.S. ag producers, with prices for major commodities nudging higher and input and labor costs moderating. We sat down with USDA Chief Economist Justin Benavidez at USDA's annual Ag Outlook Forum to discuss the department's projections.

USDA is forecasting farmers will plant 94 million acres of corn and produce a 15.76-billion-bushel (bb) crop while soybean planting will come in at 85 million acres and 4.45 bb.

Ambassador Greer on Thursday issued a statement following President Trump’s announcement of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Indonesia, expanding Americans’ market access to the world’s fourth most populous country while eliminating tariff barriers on over 99% of U.S. products exported to Indonesia across all sectors.

The executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association says several producers are picking up the pieces after a devastating wildfire this week.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, applauded today’s release of final 2025 trade data showing that U.S. exports of U.S. ethanol eclipsed the record set in 2024.

Farmers have difficult decisions to make in the next few months as they battle low crop prices and high production costs.

Time for certainty.

Invoking the Defense Production Act, President Donald Trump on Wednesday designated glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus as critical to national defense and ordered Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to prioritize and secure domestic supplies.

As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) released a sweeping new report illustrating how far American agriculture has come—and how urgently action is needed to secure its future.