The American Farm Bureau Federation signed two more memoranda of understanding with two agricultural equipment manufacturers, AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday announced plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to crop and livestock producers who sustained losses due to a qualifying natural disaster event in calendar year 2022.

Results from this year’s Hard Red Winter Wheat tour show it could be the worst crop in 60 years.

Friday's USDA May 1 Cattle on Feed report will again be a wild card, especially when it comes to placements.

Former Rep. Charles W. Stenholm, a conservative Texas Democrat who was a leading architect of agricultural policy in the late 20th century and into the 21st, died unexpectedly Wednesday at his home in Granbury, Texas. He was 84.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a new species of tiny parasitic wasp that might prove beneficial to managing soybean gall midge, a recently emerged pest in Midwest soybean fields that can have devastating impacts on plant production.

After their legislation was included in the 2018 Farm Bill, the senators are teaming up again to deliver for farmers through the Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental Health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times (FARMERS FIRST) Act.

The EPA granted Corteva Agriscience and Adama US authorization in April to begin receiving returned shipments of chlorpyrifos-based products, after the agency canceled the insecticide's registration.

Stakeholders in the livestock industry are urging members of Congress to protect funding for animal disease prevention.

Summit Agricultural Group announces the creation of Summit Next Gen, a sustainable aviation fuel production platform that will revolutionize the global aviation industry by providing a scalable supply of low-carbon jet fuel.

A deal has been reached to keep Ukrainian grain exports flowing out of Odesa ports for at least two more months under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Purdue University is leading a $1.5 million partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub to help a highly diverse group of farmers and landowners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa learn what practices will help them elude the worst effects of climate change.

As talks continue to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative beyond Thursday, USDA released a "dashboard" seeking to show the value of the region for food security.

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow California’s animal housing law to remain in place caused a furor in the pork industry and among farm-state lawmakers, who vowed to introduce legislation to overturn the ruling. But the ruling's impact also may be felt in the 25 other states that allow voters to craft laws through ballot initiatives.

Bunge (NYSE:BG) and Nutrien Ag Solutions, the retail division of Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR), announced today a strategic alliance and commercial agreement to support U.S. farmers in the implementation of sustainable farming practices that will help increase the development of lower carbon products. The initiative is expected to expand sustainable agriculture across shared supply chains in North America, bringing more whole-acre solutions to food, feed and fuel customers and end-consumers.

A bill introduced in the US House this week aims to level the playing field for corn starch ethanol.

Farmers enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) have higher profits than non-certified farms, according to a recent study by the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence. This marks the fourth year of data highlighting improved financial outcomes.

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country.

A key Senate lawmaker says the ongoing debate about raising the debt ceiling and a lack of farm bill legislative text should not prevent lawmakers from getting the 2023 bill done on time.

Maintaining emissions-control systems on tractors and other ag equipment is at the heart of the right-to-repair national dispute between agriculture equipment manufacturers and some farmers and independent repair shops.

Despite rain in some key growing states, farmers were still able to make solid planting progress this past week. There is more rain in the forecast in parts of the US for the upcoming week.

Feeder and fed cattle prices have continued to rise throughout the first part of the year. Reduced cattle supplies and relatively stable beef demand have helped support higher prices.

The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee says President Biden is committed to supporting and passing the 2023 Farm Bill on time.

The Congressional Budget Office is increasing its cost projections for farm bill programs due to lower estimates for some future market prices.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected Ashley Hagenow of Poynette as Wisconsin's 76th Alice in Dairyland.

The Chicago Fed says farmland values increased 10 percent in the first quarter, but the rate of increase is softening.

Arlen Foster, a farmer from Minor County, South Dakota, lost in his appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday in his ongoing battle with USDA on a wetlands determination made over three-tenths of an acre on his farmland.

California's controversial Proposition 12 stands, as the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the state and the law that prohibits the sale of pork in the state not produced according to California's production standards.