Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed legislation to support American agricultural producers impacted by disruptions to the global trade market.

Finding the first Japanese beetle each June is a point of pride for some, including folks in my lab. They found adults in corn this week. Hurrah!?

Senate leadership is still aiming to have the budget reconciliation bill through the Senate by July 4. Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to outline the benefits farm country will see in the bill.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on Friday announced it is suspending enforcement of the Biden Administration’s burdensome 2024 farmworker rule. The decision provides much-needed clarity for American farmers navigating the H-2A program, while also aligning with President Trump’s ongoing commitment to strictly enforcing U.S. immigration laws.

A professor of farm management at the University of Illinois says many farmers that took the Enhanced (ECO) or Supplemental (SCO) Coverage Options on crop insurance in 2024 will see payments.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong declared a statewide disaster Saturday after severe thunderstorms -- including several tornadoes, and strong winds reaching more than 100 mph in some areas -- hit hard late Friday and overnight into Saturday.

Public listening sessions on the future of the waters of the U.S. rule have wrapped up and the Trump administration this week said it plans to have the rule completed by the end of the year.

The Supreme Court has determined there is only one venue appropriate for legal challenges to small refinery exemption decisions.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Wednesday launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and eliminate this pest.

The American Soybean Association expressed disappointment in the Senate Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation text that made significant modifications to the House-passed Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit language.

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X Group says increasing tensions in the Middle East are impacting global nitrogen prices.

The challenges of farm labor across the country are suddenly a national concern as the debate over aggressive deportations clashes with domestic food policy.

258 food and agriculture groups representing millions of American farmers, ranchers, producers, and manufacturers sent a letter calling on the Make America Healthy Again Commission to create greater transparency and input in the commission’s activities.

The University of Idaho released the finalized results of their 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations. The study concluded that cattle grazing does not negatively impact greater sage grouse and can only benefit the species through building robust habitat, increasing forage, and reducing invasive grasses that lead to catastrophic wildfires.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Monday released legislative text within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction for inclusion in Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill.

Despite comments from President Donald Trump to back off immigration raids on farms, the Department of Homeland Security told Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders of its 30 field agencies on Monday that agents must continue conducting immigration raids at agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants, The Washington Post reported late Monday.

The USDA’s crop condition rating changes were mixed on the week. Corn and spring wheat both saw improvements, while soybeans and winter wheat dipped, all responding to prevailing weather conditions in key growing areas differently.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis, caused by Theileria orientalis Ikeda, in a herd of cattle in southeast Iowa for the first time.

The Trump administration proposed a record 24.02 billion gallons of biofuels be blended in 2026, with biomass-based diesel seeing a more than 2-billion-gallon jump from 2025 to 5.61 billion gallons in 2026, in a Renewable Fuel Standard proposal released Friday.

The Senate Ag Committee recently released budget reconciliation text that includes a boost to some key farm bill programs and a less aggressive state SNAP cost share proposal than the House. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., discusses the proposal and her recent meeting with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the Make America Healthy Again Commission report.

A field sales representative says recent weather conditions in parts of Kanas have created an ideal environment for tar spot development.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting the first detection of the Asian longhorned tick (ALHT) in the state.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a major step forward to strengthen American energy security and support American farmers by proposing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027.

Farmers would be paid the higher calculated payment rate under Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for the 2025 crop year under the Senate Agriculture Committee's proposal for budget reconciliation.

Following three high-profile and alarming arrests by FBI and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents of Chinese nationals who allegedly smuggled deadly plant pathogens into U.S. research facilities without authorization, Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the bipartisan Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act.

Farmers and landowners in Iowa have had mixed reactions to Governor Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have limited the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines.

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) Wednesday released legislative text for the budget reconciliation package that will rein in runaway spending in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) while promoting fiscal responsibility and investing in rural America and America’s farm families.

National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released the following statement on the inclusion of NPPC’s animal health priorities in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation package.