Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of September 2023 are showing a more pronounced split as some prices rise and others fall.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $27.6 million in grants to provide training, outreach and technical assistance to underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters to help them own and operate successful farms, ranches, and forest lands.

Researchers Drs. Noelle Noyes, Montserrat Torremorell, and colleagues at the University of Minnesota developed a workflow called TELSVirus, or Target-Enriched Long-Read Sequencing of Virus, that enables the real-time detection and genomic characterization of multiple viral pathogens from a single sample in a relatively short turnaround time (approximately 24 hours).

It remains unclear who will become the next Speaker of the U.S. House, but Kam Quarles CEO of the National Potato Council says it needs to happen quickly.

EPA approved Ohio's plan to reduce phosphorus runoff from farms into the western basin of Lake Erie nine years after Toledo residents were warned to boil drinking water during a three-day period because of an algae bloom in the lake.

Agricultural productivity continues to fall below the needed targets to meet the global demands of feeding nearly 10 billion people by 2050 as outlined by the latest Global Agricultural Productivity report.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $23 million in awards to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program.

Joining Senator Hawley’s efforts to protect working families in southern Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to Donnie King, Chief Executive Officer of Tyson Foods, encouraging him to sell, rather than close, two of Tyson’s plants in Dexter and Noel, Missouri.

The fate of the farm bill remains very much up in the air.

Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row during September as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 9 points to a reading of 106.

Applications for fiscal 2023 funding under USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program are seeking $2.2 billion, more than four times the $500 million available, according to a slide presentation obtained by Agri-Pulse.

Even if a wildfire is contained to just machinery and doesn't spread into a field -- or worse yet a small town like in Missouri -- these fires can endanger lives, as well as cost a lot of money and valuable time for farmers.

Rantizo, the leading operator network for spray drone services, announced Tuesday an expansion of its oversubscribed Series A funding round.

Confined agricultural spaces such as grain bins and manure-holding facilities can pose several safety hazards that farmers and ranchers should always be aware of when working in and around these structures.

This year’s U.S. corn and soybean harvests are nearly a quarter complete. That followed a generally good week for weather for harvest activity, with possible delays later this week from an expected cooler, wetter weather pattern in parts of the Midwest and Plains.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has proclaimed October 1-7, 2023, as National 4-H Week!

The Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency is launching a new crop insurance program for controlled-environment agriculture that will become available in the 2024 crop year.

Following a record high of more than 9,000 nominations, the prestigious title of “Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” is down to just five restaurants.

Lawmakers moved to avert a government shutdown that could disrupt a wide range of federal services starting Sunday, as the House approved a 45-day stopgap spending bill on Saturday. The Senate was expected to approve the measure later in the day.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing Weaned Calf Risk Protection, a new insurance option for livestock producers in several states.

After a summer of above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall across most of the Corn Belt, some members of the DTN Farmer Advisory Group had begun opening up their cornfields as the harvest moon made its appearance.

The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the 2023 program year.

Farmers in areas of drought are hoping for some well-timed moisture this fall.

A top USDA trade official is concerned about fallout from a government shutdown.

The Justice Department is seeking to shut down the operations of Agri Stats, alleging it has violated antitrust law by aggregating and sharing a wide range of pricing and other information with major chicken, pork and turkey companies.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2023, was 74.3 million head. This was up slightly from Sept. 1, 2022, and up 2% from June 1, 2023, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.

To protect its intellectual property, Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) Thursday filed suit against Inari Agriculture, Inc. and Inari Agriculture NV. As noted in the complaint, the lawsuit "…seeks to prevent Inari from continuing its brazen efforts to steal Corteva's groundbreaking work."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.