The USDA stepped in this week to authorize 1,021 counties for emergency haying and grazing through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

Following a similar trend from March, the June USDA Acreage Report brought a number of surprises against expectations.

With recent hail storms in the Midwest and poor weather events around the U.S., more growers have been brushing up on post-storm resources and aid.

A group of 70 lawmakers worked together this week to ask federal administrators and USDA officials to reevaluate current pork harvest facility line speed requirements.

With drought conditions still plaguing Washington, local state experts say they expect the wheat harvest to arrive early and finish quickly.

The June 28 weekly USDA Crop Progress Report showed little change from the previous week, however both corn and soybeans have maintained progress at or above their five-year averages.

The beef industry has a new 1,500-head per day processing facility on the way in the Midwest. A $325-million Iowa-based…

Recent dairy prices are declining, but it’s not just the increase in production that is to blame. Dairy experts think it’s a drop in demand. With restaurants returning to normal, there’s hope to see higher U.S. and export requests soon.

Corn, soybean and soybean oil futures dropped and renewable fuels groups were left disappointed after last Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding fuel requirements for refiners.

January 1, 2022, will bring a new year and the start of a significant pork shortage in California says a local state economist. The state currently sources nearly 100% of their pork supply from out-of-state suppliers, magnifiying the impact of Proposition 12.