Trump’s 10% tariff on Canadian oil goes into effect earlier this week. This has prompted many to ask an apparently simple question: “Why can’t U.S. refiners just use American oil instead?” As is often the case with energy policy, what seems straightforward on the surface is anything but.

In the wake of a challenging year for U.S. corn and soybean producers, an updated study shows how exports of pork and beef provide support to their bottom lines.

The president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) says proposed legislation in the state legislature would ban some important herbicides.

President Donald Trump said during his speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night that his administration will continue to use tariffs and expand energy production as a way to create fair trade and to combat the cost of living by making energy cheaper for American families.

Ag trade consultant Sharon Bomer Lauritsen says another trade war has begun.

Farmer members of the American Soybean Association have for years consistently maintained their position that they do not support the use of tariffs, which threaten important markets and raise input costs for farmers, as a negotiation tactic. The interconnected nature of agricultural supply chains means tariffs have immediate negative, and in many cases lasting, impacts on their farms and the country’s rural economy.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Tuesday delivered remarks to hundreds of local leaders at the National Association of Counties. There, she previewed her vision for restoring rural prosperity to America.

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the overuse of genetically engineered corn designed to combat rootworm pests.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s decision to impose increased tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.

A big winter storm system is moving through the western U.S. on Monday, March 3. The storm will move east through the country over the next couple of days, exiting on Thursday, March 6.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says protecting trade relationships is one of her biggest priorities.

Farmer sentiment improved in February as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to 152, 11 points above a month earlier.

University of Missouri Extension’s Pest Monitoring Network offers free, timely pest alerts to farmers and gardeners, says MU Extension crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida.

Commodity farmers should expect application forms to start arriving soon for $10 billion in emergency economic aid as USDA works to meet a deadline for distributing the funds to producers.

The USDA has again raised the agriculture trade deficit for 2025 to a record $49 billion as Americans continue to import more products.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented this week’s tariff deadline set by the Trump administration. Canada, Mexico and China face increased tariffs on imports beginning March 4.

Attorneys following the Corporate Transparency Act say the on-again-off again deadline to file Beneficial Ownership Information reports is off again.

The Agriculture Department unveiled 2025 projections that show falling row crop prices and rising cattle and poultry prices. We speak with USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer from the USDA Ag Outlook Forum about the analysis, including the ongoing pressure on egg prices.

The chairman for the U.S. House Ag Committee says farmers will need more support this year if a farm bill isn’t passed this summer.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adjusting its New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal strategy to help keep the pest out of the U.S., according to a news release from APHIS.

The final stamp of approval for a new six-year Master Contract Agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), was secured today as ILA rank-and-file members, working at ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, overwhelmingly ratified the landmark agreement. The extension to the Master Contract will be effective October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2030.

This week at the 2025 Winter Policy Conference, members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture called on the Congress to develop strategies to address agricultural labor stability challenges along with border security.

Earlier this week, Nebraska cattle producer and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Buck Wehrbein testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to share an update on policy priorities for the American cattle industry.

USDA forecasts farmers will produce a record corn crop in 2025-26 at 15.58 billion bushels (bb) while soybean production will also increase slightly to 4.37 bb despite lower planted soybean acres.

USDA specialists say the $1 billion investment in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza offers new solutions to combat the virus.

On Wednesday, the United States Senate voted to confirm Jamieson Greer as United States Trade Representative in a vote of 56-43.

Leaders of the U.S. ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry today expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s decision by the General Court of the European Union to dismiss a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Lori Stevermer, a pork producer from Easton, Minn.,brought the industry’s point of view to the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee today through her “Perspectives from the Field” hearing testimony.