The crop protection industry said a growing backlog at the Environmental Protection Agency combined with political pressure from the Make America Healthy Again movement is creating new challenges for farmers' access to pesticides and other crop protection tools.

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 flock from Kent County.

A lot of the recent weather talk has been about the severe weather and heavy rains across the middle of the United States -- and for good reason. But it is still March and winter is just a short dip in temperature away from producing areas of heavy snow.

Congresswoman says Farm Bill 2.0 proposal misses opportunities.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer recently announced the initiation of investigations regarding the acts, policies, and practices of various economies under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.

The proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways would leave farmers with fewer transportation options and vulnerable to shipping cost increases at a time when balance sheets have been squeezed to the breaking point by rapidly rising input costs.

Food is Medicine (FIM) programs, which provide produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals and groceries to people with diet-related conditions, could generate more than $45 billion in state economic activity, create 316,000 jobs nationwide, and generate $5.6 billion for America’s small and mid-sized farms if scaled to reach the 43 million Americans who need them most, according to new research released Wednesday by The Rockefeller Foundation.

The U.S. Senate Ag Committee on Tuesday examined ways to increase domestic consumption of U.S.-grown agricultural products.

USDA made almost no domestic changes for major crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat, but bumped up corn production in Brazil while lowering production in Argentina. USDA boosted global ending stocks for corn.

The Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Option (SCO and ECO) insurance programs are receiving increased attention this year due, in large part, to the significant increase in subsidy rates.

Brownfield Ag News has launched its Next Gen podcast, a weekly program dedicated to the future of farming and ranching.

Farmers were caught off guard by the near-instant disruption the war with Iran has caused to fertilizer markets.

A Farm Service Agency administrator says recent technology changes improved farmer bridge assistance sign-ups and processing.

The Renewable Fuels Association Monday urged the Trump administration to take immediate action allowing broader use of lower-cost, American-made ethanol in the U.S. fuel supply to help blunt the impacts of higher crude oil and gasoline prices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Monday announced a construction contract with Mortenson Construction to build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas.

On Tuesday, March 10, USDA will touch up its old-crop balance sheets, but it remains to be seen how much fanfare the new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will receive with markets rallying on the onset of war in the Middle East and the more pivotal quarterly Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings report due out in just a few weeks.

The chief ag negotiator with United States Trade Representative says the administration is working to ensure a fair and balanced relationship with China.

High beef prices have been a bipartisan concern, and a dozen Senate Democrats recently introduced legislation to break up the big four meatpackers.

What if the next revolution in sustainable farming could be sparked by just air and electricity? At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Professor George Annor is leading research into cold plasma technology — a novel approach that has the potential to help farmers confront rising costs, reduce the need for synthetic fertilizer, naturally manage pests and significantly increase crop yields.

In an ironic twist that could have repercussions for the livestock supply chain, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a group of Senate Democrats are taking a cue from President Donald Trump by proposing to essentially break up the country's largest meatpackers.

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an investigation into the U.S. fertilizer industry to explore whether several of the country’s largest fertilizer producers colluded to raise prices on American farmers.

The United States and Mexico have officially launched a formal review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture considered and passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in a bipartisan vote.

The continuing partisan divisions within the House Agriculture Committee flared again as lawmakers worked through a full day of marking up the latest attempt by Congress to pass a farm bill.

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says holding trade partners accountable has been one of the administration’s top priorities.

Few pests eat away at farm profitability as much as soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Causing at least $1.5 billion in yield losses annually, it’s soybean’s single biggest threat. Unfortunately, soybean’s most effective tool, genetic resistance, is starting to fail.

Wyffels Hybrids, one of the fastest growing independent seed corn companies in the U.S., Wednesday announced a strategic expansion into Northeast Nebraska and Western Indiana for the 2027 growing season, marking a significant milestone as the company celebrates its 80th anniversary as a family owned, independent seed corn brand.

An ag economist says the military conflict in the Middle East will likely raise prices for two critical inputs for farmers.