Continued good weather in the Corn Belt with some increased heat but good rainfall and limited drought, areas of dryness in Europe and the Black Sea region, and increased rainfall in parts of the Northern Plains, Canadian Prairies, and Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

The Swine Health Information Center is initiating ten new projects within its H5N1 research program. SHIC associate director Dr. Lisa Becton says it’s a collaborative effort that includes the Pork Checkoff and Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.

Corn has officially claimed the top spot as the most-used plant-based ingredient in U.S. pet food, according to a recent report released by the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER).

Under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture are accelerating federal efforts to address the growing concerns around ultra-processed foods and the current epidemic of diet-related chronic disease that is plaguing America.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), refocusing its core operations to better align with its founding mission of supporting American farming, ranching, and forestry.

An ag economist says he’s uncertain how a series of new trade agreements in principle will impact the ag economy.

After doing without in 2025, U.S. cotton and soybean growers could once again have access to dicamba herbicides labeled for postemergence application under a proposed registration released on Wednesday by EPA for public comment.

U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Save Our Bacon Act to help save family farms across the country by providing certainty against a dangerous and chaotic web of conflicting farm regulations, including California Proposition 12.

President Donald Trump late Tuesday announced a trade deal with Japan, and USA Rice, perhaps the group most sensitive to U.S. trade policy with Japan, endorsed it.

Some members of the ag industry say crop protection tools are critical to providing a secure food supply.

U.S. farm and food product exports create value and generate economic activity within and outside of the agricultural sector.

CountryMark, a farmer-owned cooperative that operates in oil production, refining and marketing, marked a major milestone Tuesday with the completion of more than $100M in refinery upgrades that will improve its diesel fuel quality and increase its diesel fuel production capabilities.

The USDA’s national crop ratings were mixed over the past week.

As more farms and agribusinesses face scrutiny about the legal status of their employees, business groups and others are going over how farmers should deal with audits and potential raids if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents show up.

Mexican fresh tomato imports are now subject to a 17 percent tariff after nearly 30 years of complaints from U.S. growers.

A recent policy analysis by Dylan Turner and Shawn Arita from NDSU’s Agricultural Risk Policy Center explores how the One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, 2025, brings the most substantial changes to federal crop insurance subsidies in more than two decades.

The Trump administration said ag would be exempt from immigration raids, then said that "no amnesty" will be shown for those employed in agriculture. We speak with Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democratic Congresswoman representing Oregon's Willamette Valley, about the strain this uncertainty is putting on her district's producers as well as how staff reductions at the Forest Service could impact wildfire fighting abilities.

Heatwaves are often unpredictable, but when they are forecasted, livestock producers can take fast action to prevent problems.

An ag economist says the farm equipment market is struggling.

Soybean gall midge larvae have been found in southeast Minnesota.

Farmers, rural bankers and Farm Credit institutions are increasingly turning to USDA's Farm Service Agency loan programs, but they all want higher credit limits, more flexibility on guarantees and faster approval times.

The leadership of the National Corn Growers Association today applauded the nomination of Dr. Julie Callahan as chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Director says the labor crunch across the U.S. is only going to get tighter.

Attorney General Hilgers and Governor Pillen announced Wednesday that Nebraska has sued the State of Colorado to enforce the South Platte River Compact and clear the way for construction of the Perkins County Canal.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative Wednesday initiated an investigation of Brazil under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation will seek to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Brazil related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Tuesday at the opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory, launched a comprehensive plan to bolster USDA’s efforts to combat foodborne illness.

The future remains unknown for a full, five-year farm bill.

Farmers with late-planted or double-crop corn should be on the lookout for the corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease.