The federal government could help spur the adoption of precision agriculture practices in a number of ways, including increased research funding and assistance to farmers for enhancing data analysis, the Government Accountability Office says.

The American Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to issue a final decision on an emergency basis to speed the implementation of the “higher-of” Class I mover formula to buffer dairy farmers from further losses during the forthcoming Federal Milk Marketing Order rulemaking process.

With the second biggest eating day of the year after Thanksgiving upon us, there’s no hotter time for chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report, Americans will devour 1.45 billion wings while watching Kansas City and San Francisco battle for the championship trophy.

The Chair of the Senate Ag Committee says she plans to release more priority areas for the next farm bill soon.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) on Tuesday announced support for the bipartisan Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels Act of 2024 (FAIR Labels Act) introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO), Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), Rep. Don Davis (D-NC), and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL).

A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $2.25 billion in damages in a Roundup liability trial that wrapped up Jan. 26 in Pennsylvania.

While thousands of producers line up for government assistance through CSP and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program each year, less than one-third have historically been able to get in. And that trend continued in 2023, despite both programs collectively being infused with $500 million in additional funding that year through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in early February.

Poet LLC agreed to connect all its ethanol plants in Iowa and South Dakota to Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon pipeline as Summit continues to work through regulatory hurdles to build what would be a 1,250-mile pipeline across five states.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry.

A market advisor says corn prices are being influenced by several things.

A court has rejected a challenge by agricultural employers to the Labor Department’s 2022 H-2A rule, finding that the department properly followed notice-and-comment procedures.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released updated data today showing that American drivers recently surpassed a massive milestone: 100 billion miles driven on affordable, homegrown E15 fuel.

A Senate ag appropriator says Congress needs to sort through government funding, immigration and farm policy in short order.

Congressional opponents of California’s Proposition 12 are considering alternative solutions for pork producers if federal legislation fails.

The way we went from corn and soybean crops that were looking close to being lost in late June to a record corn harvest and decent soybean harvest remains difficult to comprehend.

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) reiterates its call to strengthen and establish a national animal identification system that works for, and is accountable to, all producers.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) has officially opened its new $355 million food production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Although they wear many hats, perform many jobs and are referred to using many terms, it turns out the people who grow Iowa’s crops and livestock prefer to be called “farmers.”

On a day that saw LanzaJet launch what is believed to be the world's first ethanol-to-jet fuel production plant in Soperton, Georgia, officials with the corn and ethanol industries in Iowa were sounding alarm bells.

A livestock economist says the pork industry is still uncertain how California’s Proposition 12 will impact markets.

A congressional agreement that would boost the child tax credit and temporarily increase some business tax breaks is paving the way for a major battle coming in 2025 over a range of expiring tax cuts that could cost trillions of dollars to extend.

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) announces a new member service to help effectively train more drivers to meet the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Many Missouri beef producers found themselves trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat as they rang in 2024 with low hay supplies, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutrition specialist Eric Bailey.

The lead economist for the National Corn Growers Association says a record corn yield during a year with widespread drought comes as a bit of a surprise.

Farmland values have hit a plateau after three years of dramatic price increases, but one of the nation's largest farmland brokers thinks tight supplies and high demand will keep a retreat in values at bay.

There’s still a pathway to passing a farm bill this year, but it’s filled with a few potholes and bordered by red lines along the edges.

NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation and PFAS.