U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration urging leadership to include funding for a disaster program to address 2023 agricultural losses as they begin the stages of drafting the Fiscal Year 2025 funding bill.

Wet springs, dry summers. That's been the trend in eastern South Dakota, and farmers aren't particularly thrilled. But what if early rains could be saved, and utilized, as relief for a later dry spell?

The U.S. corn and soybean planting paces remain ahead of average.

Nine trade associations representing feedstock providers, advanced biofuel producers, and low-carbon fuel customers wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, urging the agency to propose and finalize robust 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes by this November’s statutory deadline.

CNH Industrial and Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial communication networks, announced a collaboration Monday that will provide farmers universal access to the internet by way of a ruggedized satellite communications (SATCOM) service.

A Kansas State University researcher has new support to battle one of the biggest global threats to pigs and swine production, which is a $57-billion-dollar industry in the U.S.

On Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for eight additional counties in response to severe weather that occurred on April 26.

The U.S. Ag Secretary says the U.S. Treasury’s guidance for the modeling used to measure transportation emissions for sustainable aviation fuel is expected out this week.

By amending and strengthening its animal disease traceability regulations for certain cattle and bison, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is putting in place the technology, tools, and processes to help quickly pinpoint and respond to costly foreign animal diseases.

House Agriculture Committee Democrats have offered a counter proposal on the farm bill that suggests using USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation funding authority to shore up commodity programs and crop insurance, according to a summary of the proposal obtained by Agri-Pulse.

The Department of Labor announced a final rule to strengthen protections for farmworkers. The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers in the U.S.

A dairy in Colorado has tested positive for the H5N1 virus as federal officials stress the value of pasteurization for protecting consumers from the virus.

It has been awfully wet in Argentina during the last month. Many areas have seen more than 200 millimeters (about 8 inches) during the last 30 days.

A market analyst says the corn futures markets is looking for a reason to push above $4.50.

Attorneys for EPA and biogas producers faced skeptical questions from a panel of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judges in arguments today involving EPA’s authority to regulate the industry under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Husker scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic technology to contain the western corn rootworm, which annually causes up to $2 billion in yield loss and control costs in the Corn Belt. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting rootworm genes.

When it comes to farmland losses in Ohio, the three metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, not surprisingly, lead the way.

The USDA has issued a Federal Order requiring lactating dairy cattle to test negative for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza prior to interstate movement.

Federal and state agricultural officials are expressing optimism about future trade with India, a country with a relatively young population and a growing middle class.

Energy-related payments to farmers for oil, natural gas and wind production have continued to be a significant form of farm income and vary widely depending on where farmers operate, according to a new study by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS).

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, celebrated legislation signed Wednesday by Governor Jim Pillen that will speed investment in Nebraska’s production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Dry conditions in north central Kansas and other areas have contributed to the relative damage caused by alfalfa weevils in the state’s crop, according to Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth.

There is another twist in the investigation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows.

An atmospheric scientist says the transition to the La Nina weather pattern is underway.

Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote the health of America’s children through school meals.

Soybean gall midge is appearing about 10 days earlier than usual in Nebraska crops, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension crop protection and cropping systems specialist Justin McMechan.

Fresh produce growers and exporters are worried proposed plastic packaging regulations advancing globally will have a tremendous consequence on food safety and waste, and are pushing for some policies to be scaled back.

Farmers made corn and soybean planting progress over the past week, despite cooler, wetter weather in some key growing areas.