Less than a day after details were released, the entire funding bill for the federal government -- and nearly $31 billion in disaster and economic aid to farmers -- appeared to fall apart Wednesday because President-elect Donald Trump, Vice-President-elect JD Vance and their adviser, Elon Musk, all want to kill the overall bill.

The recently released Continuing Resolution includes a one-year extension to the farm bill. If passed, Congress will have another shot to get a five-year bill across the finish line in 2025.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is deeply disappointed in Congress’ decision to relinquish their responsibility to produce a new Farm Bill and an overdue federal solution for California Proposition 12.

Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a State of Emergency to streamline and expedite the state’s response to Avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as “Bird Flu.”

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has identified highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two game bird operations — one in Doniphan County and one in Rooks County.

The president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says the Continuing Resolution released Tuesday is good news for American agriculture.

The Renewable Fuels Association Tuesday thanked congressional leaders for including a provision allowing the year-round sale of lower-cost, cleaner-burning E15 in the stop-gap funding bill text released by the House of Representatives.

Though my friends in Canada and the Northeast will probably disagree, we have not seen a large storm system produce heavy snow yet this winter.

The House Democrats selected Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) as ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress.

The annual Iowa State University Land Value Survey found that farmland values decreased 3.1%, or $369, to $11,467 per acre. The decrease this year nearly erases the 3.7% increase from last year and ends a five-year trend of increasing prices.

Negotiations continued Monday on a potential $10 billion to $12 billion economic aid package for farmers and the scope of disaster assistance in a new funding bill.

The USDA says grain and oilseed export inspections as of the week ending December 12th continue to run ahead of the paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing $165 million in emergency funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation to protect U.S. livestock and other animals from New World screwworm (NWS) and to increase USDA’s ongoing efforts to control the spread of NWS in Mexico and Central America.

Once red crown rot spreads, you cannot unspread it, says University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish.

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 commercial poultry facility from Ottawa County.

Farm groups over the weekend made it clear to members of Congress they should vote against a year-end funding bill this week if it doesn't include economic aid for farmers.

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

There’s concern Small Refinery Exemptions could ramp up during President Trump’s second term.

With certain modifications and proper implementation, the Clean Fuel Production Credit (“45Z”) could create important new market opportunities for farmers, lower fuel prices for consumers, enhance energy security, and reduce emissions, the Renewable Fuels Association wrote Friday in response to a request for information from members of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will provide an additional 3 million electronic identification (EID) tags for U.S ranchers.

An analysis conducted earlier this year by USDA's Economic Research Service showed farmers would see their tax obligations grow by $8.9 billion if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is not extended.

The CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says the outlook for beef is strong heading into 2025.

The U.S. continues to benefit from solid economic growth, low unemployment and moderating inflation. From today’s vantage point, the U.S. economy seems likely to continue on that trajectory into 2025. However, the outlook for the rural economy is more volatile and uncertain.

Summit Carbon Solutions is pleased to announce that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted a permit for the company’s 28-mile pipeline route through Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties.

In the past week, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry flocks in Nebraska.

Nearly $10 billion in immediate economic aid to farmers could be lost because House Republican leaders oppose how Democrats came up with the money for the aid.

U.S. ethanol production rebounded slightly last week.

According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in November 2024 compared to the year before.