Although the New World screwworm has been eradicated from the United States for many years, the recent movement of the pest through Central America and Mexico is a concern for Americans.

A bump in corn exports pushed ending stocks lower than traders expected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

Robust foreign demand for U.S. corn was the lone move on the domestic agricultural supply and demand estimates report.

Developing a thriving soybean market in Africa doesn’t just represent a new crop in the rotation for smallholder farmers — it builds an entire ecosystem of seed companies, processors and trade partners ready to enter the global soybean market.

A longtime Idaho rancher suggested this week’s segment. We’ll start with this quote from an unknown author: “Truth is, great things take time. So, either you wait or you settle for less.”

The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn’t really causing any harm.

Farmers were more optimistic about the ag economy in November, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

There was so much blarney and puffery flying around the Cabinet Room during the White House farmer and rancher gathering Dec. 8 that it became impossible to tell fact from fiction.

Farm families need lasting certainty, and we appreciate our partners in Washington for taking this important first step by delivering a $12 billion package. But the need is far greater.

Farmer Tyler Everett had the ultimate “seat at the table” with President Donald Trump.

A $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program to help farmers offset trade disruptions and increased production costs was announced by the Trump administration.

The American Soybean Association, U.S. Soybean Export Council and ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health expressed strong support for the America First Trade Promotion Program recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.

Former GROWMARK President John Reifsteck was named recipient of the 2025 Charles B. Shuman Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his lifetime of leadership and service to the agriculture industry.

Financial stress is severe and persistent across farm country, according to a new Market Intel report from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

We must look internally — within the borders of the United States — not externally to foreign countries, to resolve our domestic beef production shortfall.

New data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Emergency loans are available to counties impacted by excessive rain and flooding last spring in southern Illinois.

More than a decade after U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations banned whole milk from school menus, Congress is considering a comeback.

While farm equity slipped this year, it remains relatively stable due to large “contemporary,” or same-year, federal payments. Overall, however, farmers remain under threat in 2026.

Indiana’s poultry farmers donated $620,000 worth of chicken, duck and turkey meat to Hoosiers through local food banks, including Second Helpings in Indianapolis.

President Donald Trump accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the United States and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.

The amount of corn used for ethanol has flattened since the boom of the mid-1990s through 2010, but a new economic study shows the opportunities an E15 blend would provide.

Together, we can help farms of all sizes succeed to ensure America’s ability to be food independent long into the future.

Hoosiers are paying an average of $53.62 for Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people, or $5.36 per person — a marginal increase of 3 cents per person from last year.

After carefully choosing the freshest produce at the market, people face even more choices with vegetables, fruit, meat and dairy products at home that can help prolong freshness, minimize waste and prevent foodborne illnesses.

Did farm and ranch leaders forget the enormous impact SNAP spending has on rural America’s bottom line?

Having a well-written farm lease is vital in today’s farm rental marketplace.

Despite the latest — and delayed — crop balance sheets showing only slight changes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s reports painted the trade screens red.

With limited data, in some cases, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report since September.

Minimal changes were made in “I” state corn and soybean average yields in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.

As the fall harvest season comes to a close, farmers are carefully studying their balance sheets.

Brad Dearing checks all the life-lesson boxes from his experiences in military service, decades as a teacher and owning a farm.

Landowners and farmers should consider a flexible cash lease to accommodate changing prices and yields during the growing season, which allows farmers to minimize some risk and for landowners to capture higher profits.

It’s impossible to say exactly what’s going on, but lately there are problems with our food supply, one after the other. Listeria and salmonella are at the top of the list.

Indiana agriculture took center stage as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Everett Farms and Seed LLC in Lebanon ahead of her keynote address to the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins cheerfully predicted that the Trump immigration policy would soon remake the U.S. farm workforce into “100% American.”

Global agriculture company Alltech broke ground on a new $4.6 million, 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will produce biological fertilizers and crop inputs.

The current media narrative goes something like this: Cattle supplies are at a 70-year low, beef prices are skyrocketing and America’s ranchers are receiving the highest prices in history for their cattle.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is accepting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards.

A suite of action aimed at strengthening the U.S. beef industry that reinforces and prioritizes the rancher’s role in national security was announced Oct. 22.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.

One of the oldest sayings in poker warns that if you’re in a game for 20 minutes and haven’t figured out who’s the patsy — the player most likely to be the game’s biggest loser — you’re the patsy.

Mexico activated emergency controls after detecting a new case of New World screwworm in cattle in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon state, the closest case to the U.S. border since the outbreak began last year.

This federal shutdown could not come at a worse time for the farm economy.

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen.

With the shutdown of the government, there is uncertainty in knowing when we will receive our cost-share funds from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

A coalition of state soybean associations has submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the administration to preserve the Agricultural Research Service facility in Urbana.

Farmers are facing a tough fall and, unfortunately, it could get tougher if we don’t resolve current trade disputes soon.

Jim Henry notes that federal shutdowns and late farm bills aren’t unusual – but having both at once complicates the path forward.

Since an early April low, live cattle prices took an upward turn that continued through September, but there are other concerns the industry is facing.