The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a national strategy that will drive progress toward the national goal to reduce food loss and waste in the U.S. by 50% by 2030.

The USDA’s Economic Research Service on Thursday lowered its forecast for U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2024 to $169.5 billion. That’s down $2.5 billion from USDA’s previous forecast in August and down $9.2 billion from exports in FY 2023.

A crop insurance specialist suggests Agriculture Risk Coverage will provide better risk protection compared to Price Loss Coverage in 2024.

The weather outside might have been frightfully dry most of the summer, but the crop, pastures and people endured. When DTN's View From the Cab farmers look back on the 2023 season, the one word that stands out is resiliency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $89,860 penalty from POET Biorefining – Menlo LLC, a bioethanol producer in Menlo, Iowa, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act.

A new case of anthrax in beef cattle in Grant County has been confirmed by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The last confirmed case was in August. The latest case brings the total number of cases for the year to 25.

Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast at $151.1 billion in calendar year 2023, a decrease of $31.8 billion (17.4 percent) relative to 2022 in nominal (not adjusted for inflation) dollars. This follows an increase of $42.4 billion (30.2 percent) from 2021 to a record high of $182.8 billion in 2022.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a motion for summary judgment to compel EPA to finalize action ahead of the 2024 summer driving season to allow Midwest states to sell E15 year-round.

An ag lobbyist says she’s disappointed by the lack of free trade agreements pursued by the Biden administration.

Driving east along rural highways in South Dakota, flocks of snow geese are seen across the skies and taking a break in cornfields.

Tyson Foods has officially opened a new $300 million fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Virginia, delivering on its strategy of accelerating long-term growth, operating as efficiently as possible and investing in its poultry business.

USDA officials and industry stakeholders on Wednesday held a send-off rally for this year's United Nations climate conference to prepare for two weeks of "negotiating, cajoling and convincing" delegates and groups from other countries to come around to the U.S. view that "voluntary, incentive-based" climate-smart farming is the pathway forward for agricultural policy and climate change.

The USDA has opened an application period for the first round of funding under a new program that enables exporters to break into new agricultural markets.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has waived certain notice of loss requirements for 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).

Leaders of U.S. agribusiness giants expect the farm economy to remain relatively strong through next year despite higher interest rates and softening commodity markets.

Concern over his local planning commission’s plan to require 10-acre minimum building lots — and what he considered to be very poor land use — was motivation enough for then 24-year-old Lapeer County dairy farmer Kevin Daley to serve in public office.

Swine processing facilities operating under a trial of increased line speeds will have an additional 90 days to run at the faster limits as USDA continues to collect and submit data on the impact to workers, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a constituent update late Tuesday.

Farmers and ranchers have a new tool to find or list hay and co-product feedstuffs for sale: Feedstuff Finder, developed by University of Missouri Extension for individuals looking to buy or sell products.

Healthcare access and affordability remain priorities for Minnesota Farmers Union.

Following the holiday weekend, lawyers for the U.S. dairy industry, the Biden administration and others are looking at the next possible option following last week's ruling that Canada's tariff rate quota practices do not violate the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Since tar spot’s arrival in this country, Purdue researchers have been on the front lines of the fight against the disease. They’re developing new ways of tracking and treating the disease, an effort which reaches across disciplines and national borders.

Antitrust lawsuits filed by more than 17 farmers across the country against John Deere will be allowed to continue after a federal court in Illinois on Monday denied a company motion that would have ended the case.

USDA announced $196 million in loans and grants to strengthen domestic food systems, as the new White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, which includes Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, launched its first meeting Monday.

A U.S. District Court that represents Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi has sided with oil refiners that sued EPA for denying small refinery waiver requests.

Kansas State University and Kansas Department of Agriculture economists are reporting findings of a study indicating that alleviating a shortage of farm labor in Kansas could boost the state’s economy by as much as $11.7 billion.

A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that their feeding frenzy on a southeastern farm left three cattle dead of what researchers believe was severe blood loss.

With action on a farm bill postponed to next year, the Senate Agriculture Committee turns to handling a pair of nominations, including a new undersecretary for rural development at the Agriculture Department.

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai recently announced that a dispute settlement panel established under the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) has released a report regarding Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures.