Early U.S. corn planting is a little bit slower than the past several years.

Warmth continues to rule the globe. The March global climate report from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) finds that the March global surface temperature was 2.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.31 Celsius) above the 20th-century average of 54.9 F (12.7 C).

Folks are out planting despite the cold soil temperatures, and according to the Iowa Mesonet, soils will not be warming over the next few days either. Cold soil temperatures (<55F) delay or slow germination. Moreover, germinating seeds leak nutrients that attract seedling pathogens such as Pythium and Fusarium species and consequently increase the risk of seedling disease.

China has increased tariffs on U.S. goods again, responding to the latest move from the United States.

President Donald Trump last week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

The sharp dip in U.S. tractor and combine sales continued in March, with total farm tractor sales down 13.6% last month compared to March 2024.

University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management has issued its first pest alerts of the growing season.

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the carbon sequestration potential of cover crops, according to a new study by an Iowa State University ecologist.

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested a new program will be set up to help legalize farm workers and reduce the risk of farmers losing undocumented workers to mass deportations.

The USDA has lowered U.S. ending stocks estimates for corn and soybeans, while raising the carryout for wheat.

U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, which would protect American farmers by restricting the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks.

The long-anticipated “reciprocal” tariff plan turned out to be much more impactful than businesses had expected, and significant uncertainty remains as we enter a 90-day negotiating period with many of our trade partners.

Ninety-one percent of farmers purchased crop insurance to protect their operations in 2024, with 90 percent saying they've purchased insurance for each of the past five years.

A global equipment manufacturer says the on again off again tariffs create a new type of volatility in the manufacturing sector.

Soybean farmers across the U.S. were pleased to hear most countries will get a 90-day reprieve from the new individualized tariffs announced April 2—an opportunity for negotiations with our trading partners that could lead to consensus and potentially avoid permanent tariffs, along with improving market access for U.S. agriculture. With the pause came a rate drop to 10% for each of the countries itemized during that announcement—except for China.

A Kansas State University agronomy professor is part of an international team that is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps – information that is critical in planning how to meet the world’s growing demand for food.

A vast majority (84%) of consumers describe current grocery prices in their area as “high” to some degree, with 18% saying they are “very high,” according to the Consumer Food Insights Report conducted in March.

Average retail prices for all eight fertilizers continued to be higher than last month during the first week of April 2025, according to sellers surveyed by DTN.

The Trump administration's chief trade negotiator defended the president's tariff plan -- set to take effect on Wednesday -- saying nearly 50 countries have already approached his office about negotiating deals that would reduce the U.S. trade deficit.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. EPA needs to raise Renewable Volume Obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) on Tuesday participated in a House Committee on Agriculture hearing where she criticized proposed cuts to SNAP benefits at a time when families are struggling with rising grocery costs.

After the U.S. Supreme Court left an open invitation for Congress to strike down California’s Proposition 12, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading her colleagues in ending this unjustified and burdensome regulatory overreach to protect family farms and bring down pork prices for consumers.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is launching its fifth iteration of Consider Corn Challenge, a contest in which participants can submit proposals for new uses of field corn that have quantifiable market demand.

An ag tax specialist is confident Congress will act before several provisions important to farm families expire.

As the rains began last week in the Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi river valleys and kept coming through the weekend, the Ohio River in Cincinnati reached major flood stage and its highest level since February 2018.

U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, eighth generation farmer, and former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture reintroduced H.R. 2462, the Black Vulture Relief Act.

The 2024 grazing season ended on a dry note and little moisture so far this year has led to depleted soil moisture conditions for much of the state.

The results of a soy industry project to examine the impacts of a potential seed oil ban in the U.S. food supply are in—and the answers are not good. The seed oil study was funded by the United Soybean Board and conducted by the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services.