Farmer sentiment improved in February as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index rose from 113 points in January to 116.

Farmers can find no shortage of marketing advice at Commodity Classic. This year, though, much of it came with a warning: The market doesn't owe you a rally.

JBS USA, one of the world’s leading food companies, officially broke ground Friday on a $150 million expansion project at its beef production facility in Cactus, Texas.

An extension ag economist points to the duration of the military action in Iran as a major market factor.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered President Trump’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda and 2025 Annual Report to Congress.

A new accounting of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) reveals a significant decline in recent decades, suggesting positive momentum for water quality goals in local watersheds and the Gulf.

John Deere is working on an 8R tractor that mounts its reliable 9.0-liter engine but that is powered by E98 ethanol instead of diesel.

Farmers will go into spring planting with a little weaker price protection for corn and spring wheat, but will see a little stronger price protection for soybeans.

Six new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in Indiana over the last week.

Thousands of farmers and agribusiness leaders gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for Commodity Classic as the challenging ag economy looms over producers.

For 35 years, U.S. soybean farmers have invested together with a singular purpose: to build a stronger, more resilient future for U.S. Soy.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 75 percent of the country is facing drought conditions.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday rolled out a new modernization effort to change how USDA interacts with farmers and reduce paperwork in the process with the "One Farmer, One File" system.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Thursday finalized removal of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list.

During this year’s Ag Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week, March 2-6, University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch joins the American Farm Bureau Federation and other safety professionals in encouraging farmers to make their health and well-being a priority.

On the opening day of Commodity Classic, there were some angry conversations between farm leaders and representatives of major fertilizer, seed, chemical and machinery companies.

The EPA is submitting long-awaited renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027 to the Office of Management and Budget.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen A. Vaden, joined by General Services Administrator Edward C. Forst, Wednesday announced the imminent disposal of the South Building and Braddock Place, returning resources to the American taxpayer, effectuating the vision of President Donald J. Trump, and reducing the real estate footprint of the U.S. Government in the National Capital Region.

Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm drainage systems.

With the mandatory six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approaching and tariff tensions escalating, farm groups gathered Tuesday at the site where NAFTA was signed to press for preserving duty-free trade across North America.

Speaking to attendees at the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper celebrated a record-breaking year for the U.S. ethanol industry while urging Congress and the Trump administration to fully unleash American ethanol to boost the farm economy, reduce consumer fuel prices, and strengthen domestic energy security.

A Wisconsin Congressman says the new farm bill includes more than conservation, nutrition, and trade improvements.

U.S. pork exports posted the second highest value and third largest volume on record in 2025, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

At the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Outlook Forum, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a Request for Information (RFI) on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research at USDA.

An ag economist says the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s use of tariffs could disrupt ongoing trade negotiations.

Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit recently challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.

While the northeastern U.S. digs out from record-level snow, the Plains and Rocky Mountains continue in a dry pattern going into the last few days of the 2025-26 meteorological winter season.

Responding to the Supreme Court decision rejecting his tariffs under one law, President Donald Trump announced Friday he is imposing a universal 10% tariff under a different law and launching more investigations to impose tariffs on other imported products.