Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has detected the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock from Wayne County.

The USDA has released an interim rule that will help farmers connect climate-smart agriculture practices with the reductions in the carbon footprint of biofuels.

This year is tough on long-range forecasters looking at the heart of the 2025 growing season in the United States.

The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday, along with the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General, sued agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (Deere) over its use of unfair practices that have driven up equipment repair costs for farmers while also depriving farmers of the ability to make timely repairs on critical farming equipment, including tractors.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released a roadmap to revitalize rural America, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to unleash American energy dominance through the expanded use of homegrown American ethanol, which holds down gas prices, strengthens our domestic energy production, brings jobs and prosperity to rural America, and delivers cleaner air.

On Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen and state senators presented three bills critical to preserving and protecting agriculture in Nebraska.

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has made modest adjustments to its 2025 corn and soybean production estimates.

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, which includes timberland, remains a widely debated and often controversial topic, fueled by concerns about the implications of foreign investments — especially those from nations viewed as adversarial to the U.S. Since our previous analysis, Foreign Investment in U.S. Ag Land – The Latest Numbers, two additional years of data — 2022 and 2023 — have become available.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today published its 2025 Corn Competitiveness Report, providing a roadmap for the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress to bolster the economic outlook for farmers and rural America. The report comes as corn growers are forecasted to face a third year of negative returns in 2025.

The nation's largest meatpacking company JBS USA Food Company will pay $4 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in connection with the company's use of child labor at meatpacking plants across the country.

Patrick Serfass, Executive Director of the American Biogas Council, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s intent to issue proposed regulations for the clean fuels production tax credit that was issued Friday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) as well as Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC). Agricultural producers can submit applications to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) for ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year from Jan. 21 to April 15 and for DMC for the 2025 coverage year from Jan. 29 to March 31.

New research shows soybean cyst nematode continues to spread across North America.

USDA will close out the Biden administration this week by finalizing a new rule restricting how poultry integrators score and penalize contract growers under the tournament system.

Just before the new year, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader signed into law two policy directives that directly contradict the spirit and purpose of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

The American Soybean Association and National Oilseed Processors Association appreciate the U.S. Treasury Department’s notice of intent to propose regulation on the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z), which provides interim guidance for taxpayers to claim credits while developing a roadmap to spur additional investment in the domestic biofuel industry.

The biofuels industry is disappointed with the long-awaited guidelines for clean fuels tax credits.

A week out from Donald Trump's inauguration, uncertainty looms over trade with Canada and Mexico as Trump and leaders from all three countries are warning about what's to come.

In a win for efficiency in feeding a growing population and alleviating supply issues, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) decision to extend the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) increased line speed trials through May 15, 2025.

The USDA says 2024 soybean production topped 2023.

Congress passed nearly $10B in farm market relief and $21B of disaster aid earmarked for agriculture in the December American Relief Act. John Newton, executive head of Terrain, breaks down who will receive the most from the payments and how ag exports markets may adjust in the future based on global population change.

The Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says farmers needed the newly announced longshoremen’s labor deal.

The attorneys general for 25 Republican-led states have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending a court injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and the law's requirements that businesses, including farms, file Beneficial Ownership Information reports with the Department of Treasury.

University of Missouri specialists have developed online tools to help farmers estimate their potential payments from the American Relief Act, which was passed by Congress late last year.

As Delta celebrates turning 100, the global airline is working to shape the future of the next century of flight. A new partnership with Airbus UpNext will position the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer and its largest operator at the forefront of advancing next generation aviation technologies to revolutionize the future of flying.

On January 6, 2025, the Illinois Legislature passed HB 4439 which designates the soybean as Illinois’ official state bean.

The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee is not concerned the farm bill will become an afterthought in the new Congress.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract.