On Tuesday, March 10, USDA will touch up its old-crop balance sheets, but it remains to be seen how much fanfare the new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will receive with markets rallying on the onset of war in the Middle East and the more pivotal quarterly Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings report due out in just a few weeks.

The chief ag negotiator with United States Trade Representative says the administration is working to ensure a fair and balanced relationship with China.

High beef prices have been a bipartisan concern, and a dozen Senate Democrats recently introduced legislation to break up the big four meatpackers.

What if the next revolution in sustainable farming could be sparked by just air and electricity? At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Professor George Annor is leading research into cold plasma technology — a novel approach that has the potential to help farmers confront rising costs, reduce the need for synthetic fertilizer, naturally manage pests and significantly increase crop yields.

In an ironic twist that could have repercussions for the livestock supply chain, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a group of Senate Democrats are taking a cue from President Donald Trump by proposing to essentially break up the country's largest meatpackers.

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an investigation into the U.S. fertilizer industry to explore whether several of the country’s largest fertilizer producers colluded to raise prices on American farmers.

The United States and Mexico have officially launched a formal review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture considered and passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in a bipartisan vote.

The continuing partisan divisions within the House Agriculture Committee flared again as lawmakers worked through a full day of marking up the latest attempt by Congress to pass a farm bill.

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says holding trade partners accountable has been one of the administration’s top priorities.

Few pests eat away at farm profitability as much as soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Causing at least $1.5 billion in yield losses annually, it’s soybean’s single biggest threat. Unfortunately, soybean’s most effective tool, genetic resistance, is starting to fail.

Wyffels Hybrids, one of the fastest growing independent seed corn companies in the U.S., Wednesday announced a strategic expansion into Northeast Nebraska and Western Indiana for the 2027 growing season, marking a significant milestone as the company celebrates its 80th anniversary as a family owned, independent seed corn brand.

An ag economist says the military conflict in the Middle East will likely raise prices for two critical inputs for farmers.

Farmer sentiment improved in February as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index rose from 113 points in January to 116.

Farmers can find no shortage of marketing advice at Commodity Classic. This year, though, much of it came with a warning: The market doesn't owe you a rally.

JBS USA, one of the world’s leading food companies, officially broke ground Friday on a $150 million expansion project at its beef production facility in Cactus, Texas.

An extension ag economist points to the duration of the military action in Iran as a major market factor.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered President Trump’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda and 2025 Annual Report to Congress.

A new accounting of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) reveals a significant decline in recent decades, suggesting positive momentum for water quality goals in local watersheds and the Gulf.

John Deere is working on an 8R tractor that mounts its reliable 9.0-liter engine but that is powered by E98 ethanol instead of diesel.

Farmers will go into spring planting with a little weaker price protection for corn and spring wheat, but will see a little stronger price protection for soybeans.

Six new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in Indiana over the last week.

Thousands of farmers and agribusiness leaders gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for Commodity Classic as the challenging ag economy looms over producers.

For 35 years, U.S. soybean farmers have invested together with a singular purpose: to build a stronger, more resilient future for U.S. Soy.

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.