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.

Changes to the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program, a rule for hemp production, expanded COVID-19 aid through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and a new rule that will raise taxes on farmers working with cooperatives were all part of a flurry of last-minute regulatory changes implemented by USDA, the IRS and Department of Labor late last week.

A National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) scholarship program is helping grow diversity in agriculture through new opportunities for agricultural students…

New-crop corn and soybean futures have felt some bullish momentum from USDA's reports earlier this week that showed lower-than-expected domestic stocks for both.

Many farmers have faced tough decisions in recent years in determining which of the federal programs will provide better coverage,…