Iowans are coping with the surge of tornadoes and severe storms that impacted many communities. Many will be affected regardless of whether they were hurt or lost a loved one.

Friday's May 1 Cattle on Feed report will be one worth combing through as the report is expected to differ from months past with total on-feed numbers potentially lighter than a year ago and marketings up dramatically.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has “deep concerns” about the House Ag Committee’s version of the new farm bill.

Another worker at a dairy farm has been infected with avian flu, most likely through contact with a cow, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

In a letter sent to the House Committee on Agriculture, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Harold Wolle reacted to the recently released House Farm Bill legislation. The committee is expected to markup the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 on Thursday, May 23.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – Wednesday introduced legislation to codify and expand a program that provides veterans with resources and opportunities to pursue careers in the agriculture industry.

Government spending on farm commodities would increase an estimated 77% over 10 years under the House-proposed farm bill. But the bill also would "magnify existing disparities" in payments per acre.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) joined forces with the American Farm Bureau Federation to garner support from 900+ agricultural stakeholders supporting the federal fix to California Prop. 12 to be included in the 2024 Farm Bill.

While there are provisions to expand SNAP eligibility in the House Agriculture Committee's draft farm bill, anti-hunger say the legislation could lead to limits on food choices and put a focus on improving nutrition over addressing hunger.

Storms have damaged numerous farms and communities across the Midwest.

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, which is the busiest time of year for travel by automobile. According to AAA, “38.4 million people will travel by car over Memorial Day weekend, the highest number for that holiday since AAA began tracking in 2000.”[1] This is 4% higher than last year and exceeds pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. corn and soybean planting continues to make mixed progress. That’s due to the widespread rainfall in parts of the Midwest and Plains last week with more in the forecast this week.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corp. fund, saying a House farm bill provision that would tie the secretary's hands would be a "mistake."

The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) today received notice of additional funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under its Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP).

The Renewable Fuels Association, along with Growth Energy, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the United States requesting review of the Fifth Circuit Court’s recent opinion that it is a proper venue to consider challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s adjudication of small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

The United Soybean Board, in partnership with The Yield Lab Institute and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startups, is pleased to announce Clean Label Solution as this year’s Soy Innovation Challenge grand prize winner. Through a proprietary fermentation process, Clean Label Solution delivers high-value beef and dairy cattle feed from soybeans and soybean meal.

Quint Pottinger got an early start on spring planting this year, but the last few weeks have been a waiting game.

Historic flooding in parts of Brazil is expected to have short and long-term impacts on South American crop production.

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to spend more than $50 billion to shore up commodity programs and crop insurance, including a reference price increase of nearly 20% for soybean producers. But Republicans are relying on help from the chairman of the House Budget Committee in covering the cost of the increased subsidies, according to committee aides.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applauds the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s unveiling of its 2024 Farm Bill.

European corn borer (ECB) is a pest that most farmers haven’t had to think about since the late 1990s. ECB was the main target of the first Bt corn hybrids introduced to the market in 1996.

The House Ag Committee’s version of the new farm bill is getting mixed feedback ahead of next week’s markup and the chairman says he’s ready for a more robust discussion.

The Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Thursday, May 16, in Manhattan, Kansas. After three days, scouting 449 fields across the state and some into neighboring Nebraska and Oklahoma, the total weighted average yield for hard winter wheat was estimated at 46.5 bushels per acre (bpa), a 55% increase from 2023.

USDA says it’s confident that your hamburger is safe to eat, announcing results of tests showing that cooking patties to an internal temperature of 145 or 160 degrees – medium and well-done – killed the H5N1 virus.

Case IH is incorporating industry-leading technology with the heritage of Axial-Flow® combines as the perfect harvesting partner for a wide variety of growers and custom harvesters with the new Axial-Flow 260 series.

On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law that were high priorities for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA). Showcasing the importance, a large crowd gathered at Pat and Laura Blomme’s farm to witness this notable event.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is concerned American farmers will be caught in the crossfire if China retaliates to new tariffs imposed by the Biden administration.

As Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Wednesday, May 15, a severe thunderstorm watch had been issued for 18 counties in south-central Kansas.