The U.S. hog herd got a little bit smaller over the past year and could see further declines.

On Monday, March 31, USDA will release two major reports out to the market at 11 a.m. CDT. The Prospective Plantings report and quarterly Grain Stocks report will serve to give a very early look into production potential for spring-planted crops, while also accounting for inventory still on hand from 2024.

With the spring crop planting season approaching, farmers are closely monitoring nitrogen fertilizer prices, which have been volatile in recent years.

As the 2025 growing season approaches, many growers will consider using drones to spray their fields.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been notified that Benson Hill Holdings, Inc., of St. Louis, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective March 20, 2025. Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. holds a grain dealer license in Iowa.

A marketing analyst says futures have been negatively reacting to the possibility of a renewed Black Sea Grain Deal.

Yet another big March storm system is forecast to move through the country this weekend.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) member and chairman of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) Robby Kirkland on Wednesday testified before the House Ways and Means Committee. In the hearing titled, American Trade Negotiation Priorities, Kirkland highlighted the benefits of past trade agreements for U.S. cattle producers and the need for greater access to foreign markets. This is also the time for the U.S. government to hold our trading partners accountable for unfair practices and non-equivalent food safety standards.

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose a 25% tariff on imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, addressing a critical threat to U.S. national security.

With Grain Safety Week (March 24-28, 2025), it’s a reminder of the critical steps for how to stay safe around grain.

In a letter sent late Monday to the U.S. Trade Representative, RFA joined dozens of other associations in seeking an exemption for agricultural exports from both newly proposed fees on Chinese vessels and graduated sourcing requirements for U.S. built and flagged vessels “until such time as our nation’s ship production can meet the requirements needed to keep U.S. agriculture competitive in the global market.”

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP), Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs.

Nearly 270 farm organizations are asking Congress to permanently extend several expiring tax provisions important to agriculture.

The American renewable fuels industry presented oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC, et al., a case that addresses where challenges to small refinery exemptions (SREs) decisions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) can be brought.

Early spring continues to feature drought across much of the Western Corn Belt.

Private estimates are coming in ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report at the end of the month.

Indiana soybean farmer and American Soybean Association director Mike Koehne testified before the United States Trade Representative on the office’s Section 301 investigation into China’s targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance.

A Cobb County, Georgia, jury awarded plaintiff John Barnes $2.065 billion in compensation and damages on March 21 in what was the latest Roundup product-liability verdict against Bayer's glyphosate-based weed killer.

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports (FRIDGE) Act.

ARA, CropLife America (CLA), and the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA) are pleased to announce the release of a new resource designed to assist farmers and agricultural retailers in navigating the forthcoming changes to pesticide labels under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on March 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below March 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

After three hurricanes hit her Florida district in 13 months, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., overviews recovery efforts and the possibility to embed USDA staff in FEMA to assist with future disasters. She also discusses the potential for including farm bill elements in budget reconciliation, saying it is “absolutely feasible.”

Nearly 20 nonprofit agricultural organizations and cities have joined in a lawsuit to restore federal funding for farmers.

President Donald J. Trump on Thursday signed an Executive Order to boost American mineral production, streamline permitting, and enhance national security.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced key presidential appointments to the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area.

U.S. pork export sales notched a marketing year low for the second week in a row.

House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led twenty Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump encouraging him to negotiate new trade agreements that boost American agricultural exports as part of his America First Trade Policy and Fair and Reciprocal Plan executive orders.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins hosted a stakeholder update Thursday to provide the first progress report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) five-pronged strategy to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and lower egg prices.