SDSU Extension is offering on-site livestock water testing services at all SDSU Extension regional centers and several SDSU Extension county offices throughout the state.

The ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee says he continues to hear many of the same concerns about the 2023 Farm Bill from farmers and ag industry stakeholders around the country.

EPA plans to complete a proposed rewrite of the 2023 waters of the U.S. rule on or before Sept. 1, 2023, after a Supreme Court ruling in May essentially struck down the Biden administration rule.

Renewable diesel isn’t just the hottest biofuel on the market, it also is swiping a significant slice of corn ethanol’s share of the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to EPA.

U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect our nation’s food supply against cyberattacks. The Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act creates a national cybersecurity network to identify and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the food and agriculture industry.

During the growing season, nighttime low temperatures are rising. In the fall, winter, and spring, daytime highs are higher than they used to be. All these effects of the changing climate appear to intensify a microbial reaction called denitrification: In saturated soils and warmer temperatures, the plant food that crops depend on, nitrate nitrogen, is converted into nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas that is emitted to the atmosphere.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.

The Mexican government on Saturday announced a 50% tariff on all white corn imports, a move that is estimated to impact about 1% of U.S. corn production but 20% of U.S. corn exports to Mexico.

Consumers are unlikely to scale back on July Fourth celebrations even with prices for barbecue staple ingredients up 31% on average over the past four years.

Another round of mostly hot, dry weather last week had an impact on U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings.

In this video, beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff outlines the key parts of the Food and Drug Administration’s new regulations on the use of antibiotics and growth promoting implants, and how they may affect the cattle industry.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.

The irrigators were running hard this week on Langseth Farm in the southeast corner of North Dakota.

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots were higher in May, the first increase since late last year.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a range of mitigation measures to protect 27 endangered species the agency says are “particularly vulnerable” to the effects of pesticides.

Syngenta continues its investments in innovation with a new Research & Development center in Northern Illinois.

As drought intensifies across much of the country, cattle producers are looking for ways to get the most out of short forage supplies.

The race to produce sustainable aviation fuel may be the next gold rush in biofuels.

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States and the Republic of India have agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organization.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a fiscal 2024 spending bill for USDA and FDA that’s funded in line with the caps in the recently enacted debt ceiling agreement and without the $8 billion in funding rescissions that House Republicans are using to fund their version of the legislation.

University of Minnesota researchers developed a highly sophisticated model to assess lactating cow heat stress, a problem that can lead to numerous health complications for cows and financial difficulties for dairy producers due to reduced milk production and pregnancy rates.

Implementation of California's Proposition 12 was delayed by six months when a judge in Sacramento County Superior Court agreed to move the deadline from July 1 to Dec. 31, after the Supreme Court upheld the animal-welfare law in May.

The Biden administration has issued the first approvals for cell-cultivated meat production in the United States, offering the green light for two companies to start producing chicken for human consumption.

Legislation providing 150 million dollars in one-time state funding from the budget surplus to improve agriculturally important local roads that are often posted with weight limits has been signed into law.

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the Rebuild Rural America Act — comprehensive legislation to address the challenges specific to rural America and make it easier for these communities to access federal funding on the path to economic revitalization.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a memorandum of understanding strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural and Earth science research, technology, and agricultural management, and the application of science data and models to agricultural decision making.

Biofuels interest groups expressed disappointment Wednesday after the EPA finalized a multi-year Renewable Fuel Standard that reduces volumes from proposed levels for both advanced biofuels and corn ethanol.

Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, are taking action to overhaul the current system that has allowed China’s malign influence to threaten American food security and national security by buying up agricultural land in the United States.