Lake-effect snow and rain and snowfall in the southern Plains and Southeast are the major features of the U.S. ag weather picture as the week starts to wind down.

U.S. agriculture is ready to begin implementing the general changes it needs to in order to become part of limiting adverse climate change in the near future, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack said this week.

While crop weather and the continuing drought storyline continue to influence U.S. crop prospects and corresponding grain market prices, there are some macroeconomic factors in play, and it's a good idea to stay on top of the risk they represent for market direction.

Jewel Bronaugh, Virginia state agriculture commissioner, has been nominated for deputy ag secretary, the number-two post at USDA.

The USDA Risk Management Agency announced changes to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance plan for 2021 crop year and…

In the last few hours of the Trump Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency granted two small refinery exemptions from fulfilling their requirements for renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuels Standard.

New data show in the fourth quarter of 2020, the ethanol industry continued to bounce back from a challenging year.…

A restoration of more “normal” pricing between Class 3 and Class 4 milk and USDA purchases of cheese and butter…

Winter is typically not a time when drought is a major concern. But that's different this year, as there's mounting evidence that drought conditions are growing or worsening in a significant portion of the lower 48 U.S. states.

A dust storm in southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles late last week was a symptom and reminder of the drought conditions from that area to the west and south.