A newly released economic impact study confirms the devastating toll Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) has taken on Minnesota’s turkey industry.

Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) on Thursday announced that Iowa’s waiver to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA, FNS) to limit purchases made with SNAP benefits to healthy foods has been approved.

The U.S. House of Representatives early Thursday passed President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill of tax cuts, farm bill improvements and cuts to social programs on a 215-214-1 vote after forcing overnight debate on the legislation.

Some U.S. farmers remain concerned a new report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission could put crop protection tools at risk.

On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF USA and four individual ranchers, alleges anticompetitive conduct in the cattle market. Eligible parties may now submit claims under the terms of the JBS settlement.

Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America delivered a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging him to set the 2026 RFS biomass-based diesel volume at no less than 5.25 billion gallons and allow continued growth in the 2027 volumes.

Syngenta celebrates the grand opening of its new high-capacity biologicals production facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Joined by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Syngenta leaders welcomed state officials, industry professionals and local contractors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Ag Committee presented their case to the Rules Committee as the House continues its work to advance a budget bill.

A pending release of a report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission that is rumored to call for an end to the use of pesticides, including glyphosate-based Roundup, has the agriculture world reeling with concern.

Governor Jim Pillen on Tuesday signed LB246, banning the production, sale, promotion and distribution of fake meat in Nebraska.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the implementation of the mandatory National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited Nebraska on Monday where she laid out the Trump administration's "Farmers First" policies to help smaller farmers with a set of policy initiatives Rollins said she intends to lead at USDA.

The Make America Healthy Again Commission is expected to soon release a report that will have significant bearing on America’s farmers, producers and ranchers, and the public’s trust in our food system. In anticipation, the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, International Fresh Produce Association and, in turn, the farmers these groups represent, are imploring the administration to consider the consequences of this MAHA Commission report before it is finalized.

Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked 28 House Members who sent a letter to President Donald Trump, encouraging the administration to adopt a timely, robust Renewable Fuel Standard rule for 2026 and beyond.

U.S. corn and soybean planting remained on the fast track over the past week.

In early May, a delegation of U.S. livestock genetics and agriculture leaders representing Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho, and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to Aguascalientes, Mexico, to advance trade partnerships and expand the global reach of U.S. beef cattle genetics.

The House Budget Committee late Sunday passed a budget reconciliation measure that would increase farm program spending by $60 billion over 10 years but also cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $300 billion over the same time.

An atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says weather continues to create challenges for farmers across much of the Corn Belt.

House Republicans advanced major pieces of their massive budget bill last week, including expanded tax benefits for farmers and small businesses.

CNH (NYSE: CNH) announces that it has signed an agreement with Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, to bring industry-leading satellite connectivity to farmers.

Wisconsin’s new Alice in Dairyland is Sarah Hagenow from Poynette.

The administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency says the most effective way to allow year-round E-15 sales is through Congressional action.

The Wheat Quality Council's 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Thursday, May 15, in Manhattan, Kansas.

The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday night advanced its piece of the budget reconciliation package on a party-line vote.

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA says soybean production remains on its record track.

Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed their initial reconciliation bill, which contains several NCBA supported provisions that strengthen our defense against foreign animal disease and support producers who have lost cattle due to predator depredation or natural disasters.

“Our industry has been developing the Chinese market since 1982 when the U.S. soy industry opened an international marketing office in Beijing. To put that in perspective, that’s four years before I was born.” So began the testimony of Caleb Ragland, American Soybean Association president and soybean farmer from Magnolia, Kentucky, before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in a hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains.

The 2025 survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland shows that rates decreased, on average, by 2.9% in 2025 to $271 per acre. This is the first decline in cash rents since 2019, after a peak of $279 per acre the previous two years of the survey.