President Donald Trump late Tuesday announced a trade deal with Japan, and USA Rice, perhaps the group most sensitive to U.S. trade policy with Japan, endorsed it.

Some members of the ag industry say crop protection tools are critical to providing a secure food supply.

U.S. farm and food product exports create value and generate economic activity within and outside of the agricultural sector.

CountryMark, a farmer-owned cooperative that operates in oil production, refining and marketing, marked a major milestone Tuesday with the completion of more than $100M in refinery upgrades that will improve its diesel fuel quality and increase its diesel fuel production capabilities.

The USDA’s national crop ratings were mixed over the past week.

As more farms and agribusinesses face scrutiny about the legal status of their employees, business groups and others are going over how farmers should deal with audits and potential raids if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents show up.

Mexican fresh tomato imports are now subject to a 17 percent tariff after nearly 30 years of complaints from U.S. growers.

A recent policy analysis by Dylan Turner and Shawn Arita from NDSU’s Agricultural Risk Policy Center explores how the One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, 2025, brings the most substantial changes to federal crop insurance subsidies in more than two decades.

The Trump administration said ag would be exempt from immigration raids, then said that "no amnesty" will be shown for those employed in agriculture. We speak with Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democratic Congresswoman representing Oregon's Willamette Valley, about the strain this uncertainty is putting on her district's producers as well as how staff reductions at the Forest Service could impact wildfire fighting abilities.

Heatwaves are often unpredictable, but when they are forecasted, livestock producers can take fast action to prevent problems.

An ag economist says the farm equipment market is struggling.

Soybean gall midge larvae have been found in southeast Minnesota.

Farmers, rural bankers and Farm Credit institutions are increasingly turning to USDA's Farm Service Agency loan programs, but they all want higher credit limits, more flexibility on guarantees and faster approval times.

The leadership of the National Corn Growers Association today applauded the nomination of Dr. Julie Callahan as chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Director says the labor crunch across the U.S. is only going to get tighter.

Attorney General Hilgers and Governor Pillen announced Wednesday that Nebraska has sued the State of Colorado to enforce the South Platte River Compact and clear the way for construction of the Perkins County Canal.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative Wednesday initiated an investigation of Brazil under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation will seek to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Brazil related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Tuesday at the opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory, launched a comprehensive plan to bolster USDA’s efforts to combat foodborne illness.

The future remains unknown for a full, five-year farm bill.

Farmers with late-planted or double-crop corn should be on the lookout for the corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease.

Farm bankruptcy filings are rising in 2025, a sign that agriculture is facing the same high financial pressures it saw pre-pandemic, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

The CEO of the Kansas Soybean Association says demand for biofuels is helping increase soybean oil production.

Despite ongoing challenges in commodity markets and uncertain farm profitability, agricultural land values have remained remarkably stable through mid-2025, according to Farmers National Company.

The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to end 12 USDA Regional Food Business Centers meant to help small farmers and food businesses that were created just two years ago.

The USDA’s national corn condition rating held over the past week and soybeans improved. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in much of the Midwest and Plains.

In a blow to the Port of Duluth-Superior (Twin Ports), CHS confirmed in the media that it is ceasing operations at its Superior, Wisconsin, grain terminal by the end of August 2025.

For generations, ice cream has been a beloved indulgence woven into American culture, communities, and celebrations. Now, a new voluntary effort led by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in partnership with America’s ice cream makers promises to eliminate certified artificial colors from ice cream products made with real milk by Dec. 31, 2027.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins issued a statement following the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against the State of California over the State’s intrusive actions that have caused the price of eggs to skyrocket, harming consumers.