Drought has become a major factor at the start of the 2026 growing season.

National Farmers Union President Rob Larew released the following statement in response to the proposed settlement agreement reached between John Deere and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois regarding right-to-repair claims.

As part of its efforts to reduce costs and redeploy capital, the Mosaic company today announced it will begin the process of idling and demobilizing its Araxá Mining and Chemical Complex and idling related mining activities at the Patrocínio Complex in Brazil.

U.S. corn farmers are facing growing uncertainty around fertilizer affordability and access, with concern mounting well beyond the current planting season, according to new survey results released today by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).

Biofuel groups are pressing the IRS and Treasury Department to finalize a rule for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit as USDA's still-unfinished feedstock carbon calculator leaves farmers and ethanol producers without clear guidance heading into another planting season.

A meteorologist with Aura Commodities says the U.S. could start to see a shift to an El Nino weather pattern as soon as next month.

USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary Dr. Scott Hutchins today announced the launch of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag), a nationwide initiative designed to rigorously evaluate agricultural technologies under real-world U.S. farming and ranching conditions.

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced Monday that it has reached a settlement agreement to resolve the multidistrict "right to repair" litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This settlement addresses the issues raised in the 2022 complaint and brings this case to an end with no finding of wrongdoing.

Farmer sentiment improved in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index rose from 116 points in February to 127.

The nation's winter wheat crop is starting the 2026 growing season in worse shape than last year's crop, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

An ag economist says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could have lasting ripple effects throughout the entire food supply chain.

An ag economist at Purdue University says the conflict in the Middle East is contributing to increased financial strain.

President Donald Trump's proposed budget for USDA again calls for making a nearly 20% cut to discretionary programs the administration doesn't support.

Wildfires burned more than 900,000 acres home to many cattle in western Nebraska. Sen. Pete Ricketts says he's concerned the disaster could delay rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd and says USDA programs should have flexibility and innovation to support producers through the disaster.

February exports of U.S. pork were slightly higher year-over-year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission this week urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco.

The conflict in the Middle East is likely to impact ag lending.

Total fluid milk sales have declined over the past 15 years, falling from a peak at about 55,433 million pounds in 2009 to 43,179 million pounds in 2024, according to data from USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS).

Quint Pottinger is planting 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans crops this spring not from the perch of his tractor driver's seat, but autonomously, armed with an iPad linked remotely to his 6130E John Deere tractor and Deere 1745 lift-and-twist planter.

The farmer response rate for USDA’s Prospective Plantings survey was the lowest it’s ever been for the March survey.

Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act to strengthen the domestic supply chain and create new markets for American farmers by incentivizing the production of biobased chemicals and materials.

As rural energy costs continue to climb, USDA has halted grant applications for the Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP) while the department rewrites program rules to comply with an executive order by President Trump last year aimed at cutting subsidies for renewable energy projects.

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leader in sustainable fuels and carbon management, on Monday announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Gevo North Dakota facility (“GND”) in Richardton, North Dakota by adding a second ethanol production facility with targeted production capacity of up to 75 million gallons per year (“MGPY”) of low-carbon ethanol.

The USDA is projecting a year-to-year increase in domestic soybean acres and a cut for corn.

A surge in oil prices is poised to hit farmers where it hurts most — their bottom line — and with new estimates suggesting a $90-per-barrel market, this could significantly raise production costs across the board.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Tuesday announced new actions aimed at boosting the supply of American born, raised, and harvested beef by supporting American ranchers with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF, 1.1 MB) that will strengthen coordination, cut bureaucratic red tape, and deliver immediate, tangible support for America’s farmers and ranchers who rely on public lands.

Farmers and other agricultural production businesses will be able to apply for guaranteed loans starting in May through the Small Business Administration that are more than double what farmers could receive for a similar loan through the Farm Service Agency.

The president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the EPA’s announced Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027 are a historic win for the industry and agriculture.