Non-irrigated cropland prices in Kansas rose 3.8% last year, while pasture and hay ground increased by approximately 2.7%, according to information in the 2024 Kansas Agricultural Land Values and Trends publication released earlier this year.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for the fifth year in a row.

There’s a sense of urgency in Congress to address key farm tax provisions set to expire this year.

NASDA’s members-led Board of Directors chose five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2025. They include the farm bill, food systems, pesticide regulations, PFAS and state cooperative agreement funding.

Weather news headlines in this last half of January have prominently focused on unseasonable, record snow and cold in the southern and southeastern U.S. Meanwhile, much of the primary crop areas of the central U.S. have been largely devoid of snowfall.

The U.S. Senate Wednesday officially confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting a case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a beef herd from Alcona County, located in Michigan’s Modified Accredited Zone (MAZ).

After concerns were raised over the status of billions of dollars in USDA operating and farm ownership loans -- and an array of other loan and grants -- the White House on Tuesday said individual assistance should not be affected by the Trump administration's freeze on loan and grants.

A food economist says the prospect of another trade war is weighing heavily on the agriculture and food sectors.

Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025. Key topics ranged from labor to rural broadband to trade.

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in a cow/calf herd in Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Governor Mike Kehoe on Tuesday delivered his first State of the State Address to the Missouri General Assembly, outlining his legislative and budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).

The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will serve as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, beginning March 1, 2025.

The chairman and ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee on Monday seemed to offer a unified front opposing potential $300 billion in cuts to the nation's largest nutrition program.

A marketing advisor says he is not expecting any big changes in crop plans this spring.

The Federal Circuit ruled that AGCO Corp successfully defeated Deere & Co.’s appeal of a Delaware jury’s verdict regarding Precision Planting’s SpeedTube-vSet2 (SpeedTube) product, a high-speed planting system.

The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, now in its 11th year, provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture. Indiana-based Gripp is the winner of this year’s competition.

As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on illegal immigrants and tariffs with trading partners, the American Farm Bureau Federation wants Congress to deal with agricultural labor, the farm bill and taxes in 2025.

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States Monday, January 20th. We asked former House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas how this Trump administration could be different than the last and if farmers should be concerned about another trade war.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift the injunction that temporarily halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s reporting requirements.

Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a legal action to ensure a fair and transparent process for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) review of its pipeline permit.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday will not immediately force millions of businesses to now file Beneficial Ownership Information reports, according to U.S. Treasury officials.

In less than a week, the cattle industry will get a lot of much-needed data about the state of the U.S. cattle herd.

Governor Tim Walz today announced his 2025 infrastructure plan at the Rapidan Dam in Mankato.

Illinois agricultural and forestry producers who want to address or improve natural resources are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP.

Michigan's first-ever grant program aimed at strengthening the state's middle-of-the-supply-chain agri-food systems is now open, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced this week.

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says he hopes the Trump administration reviews the phase one trade agreement with China before implementing any tariffs.