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.

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has raised its already record large corn and soybean production estimates.

When it comes to Title III of the farm bill, lawmakers need to prioritize strengthening USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program, witnesses told lawmakers at a hearing hosted Thursday by the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually.

A newly-developed technology will allow farmers to test exactly how much nitrate is in a plant.

A humanitarian and peace activist who has spent more than 25 years restoring agriculture in former conflict zones has been named as the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate.

Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee pressed USDA deputy secretary nominee Xochitl Torres Small Wednesday on how the department can streamline the delivery of its programs and better support underserved producers.

Bipartisan legislation to scale back the Conservation Reserve Program is being introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Citing the February toxic-chemical derailment in Ohio, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill placing more safety requirements on railroads.

Welcoming the first cohort of students in fall 2024, Dordt will offer an Agriculture Service Technician program as part of the dealer partnership between AgriVision Equipment and Dordt.

Beth Ford, CEO of Land O'Lakes, said Monday agriculture needs "transformational funding" when it comes to research to address areas such as water needs for food production.

Congressional Republicans who opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, the main funding mechanism for President Joe Biden's climate policy, would like to move the IRA's funding for climate-related farming practices into the farm bill, which could permanently boost funding for conservation programs.

In 2023/24, corn will continue to be king when it comes to area planted, though we expect soybeans to steal the throne in the coming years in order to meet future soybean oil demand for renewable diesel.

March exports of U.S. pork were the largest since May 2021, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While below last year’s high volume, March beef exports were the largest since October.

Three lock and dam systems on the Illinois River will close for upgrades beginning June 1st.

The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.

It should come as no surprise to anyone in the beef business that a new bill in favor of reducing federal regulations for small meat processors is the source of major disagreement between key industry groups.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is quickly ramping up hiring of new team members to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for conservation programs, which is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. 

U.S. farmers made solid progress planting corn and soybeans last week. That was despite rain in some key growing areas, with more in the forecast for parts of the Midwest and Plains this week.

In a typical year, early planted corn grows quickly enough in the spring to escape black cutworm feeding. However, cool and wet conditions in mid-April kept planters out of the field until recently, and any corn already planted grew slowly. This, combined with accelerated development of black cutworm, may result in the “perfect storm” for BCW injury.

Since the first case of the 2022/2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak was detected in the U.S. – in a turkey flock – on Feb. 7, 2022, the virus has affected 58.8 million birds in 831 flocks in 47 states.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s index of global food commodity prices rose for the first time in a year last month, led by increases in the cost of sugar and meat.

The Biden administration is investing $4 billion in low-carbon infrastructure upgrades for the nation’s ports to help make the shipment of ag commodities more efficient.

While tragic, accidents caused by blowing dust are not uncommon. What is uncommon is farmers being sued over the result.

While most farmers are eternal optimists — many say you have to be if you want to survive the farming business — there should be no shame in seeking help or assistance in times of difficulty.

Missouri’s farmers and ranchers say they are grateful for any rain, but it will take decent amount to regrow pasture, produce a decent hay crop and fill ponds.