The American Soybean Association is concerned about how trade retaliation will impact farmer viability.

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan last week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Bayer – through its indirect subsidiary Monsanto – on Friday filed its petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Durnell case, just three business days after the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision created a pathway toward the high court’s review.

Spring means cattle producers are thinking about green grass and turning cows out on range and pastures.

February exports of U.S. pork were moderately lower than a year ago, despite continued success in Mexico and Central America, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned its 100,000-plus employees that major staff cuts are coming, offices will be closed, and people will be forced to relocate if they want to keep their jobs.

Experts say President Trump’s retaliatory tariff announcement is setting a new precedent for trade in North America.

While it was not unexpected, the resulting cloud of concern following the administration’s tariff announcement is not without fallout—in the form of continued market uncertainty, the threat of lost business to existing soy markets due to potential tariff retaliation, price increases on inputs and more.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, applauded a bipartisan letter from 17 U.S. senators urging President Trump to move quickly on a summer waiver allowing uninterrupted sales of lower-cost E15, a fuel blend made with 15% ethanol that can be used in 96% of cars on the road today.

With above average temperatures this year, alfalfa weevil development is well ahead of schedule compared to recent years.

U.S. President Donald Trump says “kind, not full” retaliatory tariffs went into effect midnight for more than 50 trading partners, including China.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement Wednesday following his vote in favor of legislation to undo the tariffs on Canada, Kentucky’s largest trade market:

EPA's recent efforts to make pesticide registrations comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have left farmers swimming in a veritable sea of agency alphabet soup and additional rules that can seem overwhelming.

A fertilizer market expert says high prices are having an impact on farmers.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Monday announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states.

U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says farmers and ranchers need a new five-year farm bill in 2025.

Weaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 12 points to a reading of 140, down from 152 a month earlier.

Corn growers and other farmers would suffer if the U.S. government granted a petition to place anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of an herbicide called 2,4-D, the president of the National Corn Growers Association told commissioners at the International Trade Commission Tuesday.

To go along with a heavy rainstorm that could produce historic flooding in the middle of the country over the next few days, a major severe weather event is expected on Wednesday, April 2.

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) Tuesday led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in reintroducing the Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields (SAFETY) Act, legislation to protect American food products from unfair trade practices by foreign countries.

USDA is expecting U.S. farmers to plant more corn, fewer soybeans and wheat this year.

USDA, in its Prospective Plantings report on Monday, projected farmers will plant 95.3 million acres of corn, within the range of pre-report recommendations but above the average guess of 94.2 million. Soybean acreage was forecast at 83.5 million.

On Friday, March 28, 2025 I received my first report of injury caused by exposure to anhydrous ammonia. A hose was pinched and broken while the applicator was turning and the operator was not properly prepared.

President Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect this week. We spoke with Jaime Castaneda from the National Milk Producers Federation and Cassandra Kuball from Torrey Advisory Group about how the proposals could impact agriculture.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit six international markets in her first six months as Secretary to expand markets and boost American agricultural exports.

A commercial elevator with business in Canada says grain movement has been heavier than normal to get ahead of next week’s potential tariffs.

Despite some spring-like weather conditions, farmers need to remember early season fertilizer management practices and avoid applying nutrients in some forms too early. Some practices can be done during the month of March, but others should be avoided.

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) submitted policy recommendations to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, reinforcing its commitment to reducing diet-related diseases and improving public health nationwide.