U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited the Iowa State Fair on Saturday and became the first cabinet member to exhibit in the Governor's Charity Steer Show.

House Ag Committee Chair "GT" Thompson wants to take action on a skinny farm bill this fall. We spoke with ranking members of both the House and Senate Ag Committees, Rep. Angie Craig and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, at the Minnesota FarmFest about their priorities within a skinny farm bill and their willingness to negotiate after nutrition program cuts in reconciliation.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) commemorated three decades of partnership between U.S. Soy and Vietnam with milestones including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a keystone conference.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has paused an increase to feedlot permit application fees.

President Trump has signed an executive order that increases tariffs on India from 25% to 50%.

The Renewable Fuel Standard turns 20 today and a celebration is underway in recognition of the monumental contributions the law has made in American life.

Exports of U.S. pork bounced back in June, finishing the first half of 2025 on a high note, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef export volume was the lowest in five years, due in part to China’s failure to renew registrations for the vast majority of U.S. plants.

Iowa landowners along the proposed route for the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon dioxide pipeline are expected to soon see a new right-of-way proposal, the new chief executive officer of the company said in a letter sent to property owners this week, as the company takes a new approach.

The reconciliation package included a significant boost to USDA’s trade promotion programs.

The initial Make America Healthy Again Commission report said glyphosate and other pesticides may have a negative impact on children's health, but the upcoming MAHA report on recommendations for action will "continue to respect regulatory frameworks" that have found glyphosate is safe, a high-ranking Environmental Protection Agency official said here Tuesday at the American Sugar Alliance's International Sweetener Symposium.

U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.-5) recently led a bicameral, bipartisan coalition of 84 of their fellow federal lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging the Department of Labor to roll back enforcement of Biden-era regulations that have dramatically increased costs for American farmers.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to eliminate unnecessary barriers and make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15.

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Ag Committees suggest a lot of work needs to be done to complete a new farm bill.

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index declined for the second month in a row.

Pasture and range conditions across most of the top beef cow-calf states have moved to mostly good-to-excellent shape, according to the recent USDA NASS Crop Progress and Conditions report on Monday.

Friday morning at the 65th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting, U.S. Grains Council members voted and passed an organizational name amendment to change from the U.S. Grains Council to the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC).

The U.S. corn crop's good-to-excellent condition rating remained steady last week while soybeans' good-to-excellent rating decreased by 1 point, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

John Deere (NYSE: DE) recently announced the launch and availability of a new digital tool designed to enhance how equipment owners use, maintain, diagnose, repair, and protect their equipment.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the reorganization of the USDA will help provide necessary resources for America’s farmers and ranchers.

Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) and the Michigan Cattlemen’s Association joined a national effort urging the Trump administration to immediately secure full federal funding and construction of a domestic sterile fly production facility as the “cornerstone” to halt the spread of New World Screwworm (NWS).

The administration remains committed to expanding market access for U.S. farmers and ranchers around the globe.

The value of all agricultural real estate continues to increase, rising an average of 4.3% this year to $4,350 per acre, USDA reported Friday.

A longtime crop insurance agent and member of both the Iowa and American Soybean Association board of directors, Pat Swanson may be new to USDA but not to the many crop insurance programs farmers depend on.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 25 state-based corn grower groups, sent a letter to Trump administration officials Friday detailing the worsening economic situation caused by elevated prices for fertilizers and other inputs that are critical for growing corn.

As the calendar turns to August, new tariffs will go into effect for several countries that haven’t reached trade agreements with the United States.

For much of the Midwest, July 2025 will be noted as the wettest July in almost 10 years.

In a new survey, American corn growers say they would face higher costs and reductions in crop yields if they were to lose access to key herbicides like atrazine and glyphosate.

This series of articles will review the top five most problematic changes in farm policy enacted in the Reconciliation Farm Bill.