The USDA decided Friday to proceed with a hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.

All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2023, totaled 95.9 million head, 3% below the 98.6 million head on July 1, 2022, USDA NASS reported in its biannual Cattle Inventory report on Friday.

This summer, global temperatures soared on July 4, reflecting one of the hottest days recorded on Earth, according to climate data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Average global temperatures were approximately 63 degrees Fahrenheit — one of the warmest days in 125,000 years.

A federal appeals court says it doesn’t have jurisdiction over a challenge to dicamba registrations brought by soybean and cotton growers, leaving the herbicide's fate in the hands of a pair of district courts entertaining somewhat differing lawsuits.

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was honored with the National Corn Growers Association’s 2023 President’s Award during the organization’s annual Corn Congress summer meeting in Washington, D.C.

It has been a relatively active and calm period in the Corn Belt during the last several weeks. This pattern is about to change again, toward one of more heat and less-frequent precipitation for next week.

Russia says it would return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine if certain conditions are met, but an ag economist says that isn’t likely to happen.

The director of the Congressional Budget Office on Thursday pushed back against concerns that its analysts are taking too long to deliver farm bill cost estimates to the House and Senate Ag committees and said it wasn’t practical to add staff to deal with the legislation.

U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced the Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2023, which would support continued research at Iowa State University to increase crop yields – particularly corn – while keeping costs low for Iowa farmers and producers.

Ag economists with CoBank expect tight global grain stocks to drive farmer prices into the second half of 2023.

A federal court in North Dakota granted a stay in an ongoing multistate lawsuit against the EPA's latest waters of the U.S. rule, giving the Biden administration time to complete a rewrite.

Crop insurance, labor, and rural broadband are top of mind for Hoosier farmers as the House and Senate Ag Committees work to draft the 2023 Farm Bill.

There were fears that even though U.S. ag exports to China were rising after the countries agreed to a trade war détente during the Trump administration, the U.S. might never recover its pre-trade war share of China’s imports.

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act of 2023. This legislation would benefit American families, farmers and rural communities nationwide by giving greater flexibility to more financial institutions to offer affordable lines of credit to rural and agricultural borrowers.

ADM, a global leader in sustainable agriculture supply chains, is launching a significant expansion of its re:generations™ regenerative agriculture program, ensuring more North American producers can earn additional income while making a positive impact on the environment and their soil’s health.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today launched a partnership between USDA and bipartisan attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat and poultry processing, and other markets.

Ranking Member John Boozman says the Senate Ag Committee is working hard and moving in the right direction to complete a farm bill.

Summit Carbon Solutions has voluntary agreements in hand from scores of landowners as it works to secure a path for the first carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest, but the company is also preparing for a hearing next month to push for the use of eminent domain in Iowa.

For the first time since the last week of June, average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were lower compared to last month, according to data collected by DTN for the second week of July 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7.4 million in 25 selected grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production.

In some areas, drought-stressed corn is already being eyed for cattle feed, helping to offset expensive and limited hay supplies. But cattle producers need to know what they're getting into when they make the decision to turn those stalks into feed.

Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings saw week-to-week improvements.

Xochitl Torres Small was sworn in as the USDA’s new deputy secretary Monday, a job she said is the next step in a “personal” relationship with the department that spans generations.

Twenty groups representing agricultural, environmental, forestry, wildlife, nutrition and hunger advocates have launched the “Farm Bill for America’s Families: Sustaining Our Future” campaign to urge passage of the 2023 farm bill this year.

Russia on Monday declined to extend the year-old agreement that has allowed Ukrainian grain to move out of Black Sea shipping ports, a move that immediately drove up commodity prices in response.

Ethanol groups are applauding the Biden administration for denying small refinery exemptions and restoring integrity in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is removing “Soybeans of Other Colors” as an official grade-determining factor under the U.S. Standards for Soybeans.