There were minor changes to the USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings.

Kentucky farmers donated $735,815.88 to the Ag Tag Program for 2023.

Soon it will be back to school, but oh what a summer it has been for Alec Adam.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Strength in farm real estate values persisted in the second quarter despite some moderation in the farm economy and higher interest rates.

The ethanol industry, along with both carbon pipeline backers and opponents, will be watching how a series of hearings in Iowa play out over the next month. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions starts another critical regulatory push for its proposed 1,250-mile carbon pipeline as the Iowa Utilities Board begins hearings this week for the state permit on the Midwest Carbon Express CO2 Pipeline.

Several countries, including the U.S., are trying to find an alternative shipping route for Ukrainian grain since Russia left the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Deere & Co. reported stronger-than-expected earnings Friday yet saw its stock drop significantly amid concerns that the ag equipment industry may have peaked.

The U.S. is escalating its dispute with Mexico over the country’s ban on genetically modified white corn and its intent to eventually bar all biotech corn from food and animal feed by calling for the establishment of a dispute panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

If Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report unveils a number set similar to what analysts estimate, then the report will favor the cattle market and its bullish long-term nature.

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn GT Thompson heard farm bill priorities from farmers in La Crosse, Wisconsin Wednesday.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, marked the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by releasing new data on the economic, employment, and agriculture market potential of the bill’s Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit.

Farmers in 20 states can now enroll in cost-share programs through Farmers for Soil Health.

China had no right to hit U.S. exports – including farm commodities - with retaliatory tariffs five years ago in response to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, according to a ruling Wednesday by a World Trade Organization dispute panel.

Temperatures have already been eclipsing the 100-degree-Fahrenheit mark this week in the Pacific Northwest, Montana and even parts of western Nebraska, but it is about to get much hotter farther east. An upper-level ridge, the culprit behind the heat wave, will be spreading through the middle of the U.S. for the rest of the week and weekend.

U.S. ethanol production shot higher last week.

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced the introduction of several food and agriculture bills he is working to include in the 2023 Farm Bill that will support Ohio famers and producers.

A new Palmer amaranth introduction was recently identified in a crop field in central Iowa, highlighting the importance for farmers and agribusiness professionals to remain vigilant in scouting for this species.

The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition calling for stricter regulation of animal feeding operations, deciding instead to establish a federal advisory committee to examine the matter.

Bayer and other seed companies have spent more than $28 million in the ongoing environmental cleanup of the former AltEn LLC ethanol plant site in Mead, Nebraska, and now one of many business entities that were part of the corporate structure operating the plant is trying to prevent the seed companies from recovering that money.

The stakes have arguably never been higher as farmers face unprecedented costs.

Farm Credit Association American AgCredit, rural banking partner CoBank, and The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, also known as Farmer Mac, are donating $40,000 to Maui Food Bank to help aid during the devastating wildfires that are wreaking havoc in Hawaii.

Faculty members in Purdue University’s Department of Animal Sciences have received $1.4 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for research on safeguarding animal welfare. Both projects pertain to poultry production, a major contributor to the U.S. and Indiana economies.

The nutrition title will remain part of the overall farm bill, but the legislation will require some type of extension before a new farm bill is passed, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said Monday.

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings rose over the past week.

Agriculture companies are becoming creative in getting new employees in the door, then keeping them by establishing a culture that values the input of employees and helps them buy into the overall mission of feeding and fueling the world.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small will lead the first-ever U.S. agribusiness trade mission to Luanda, Angola on Nov. 28 – Dec. 1.

As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking the appropriate precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply.