Ag Policy Blog

A University of Nebraska poll captures some of the division and nuances in rural America about how immigrants are viewed and the policies for dealing with immigration.

Sen. Charles Grassley largely seemed resigned Tuesday as he complained about EPA granting 31 small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuels Standard.

Agriculture has challenges when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but the impacts of climate change on food production, the land and water will likely worsen food security in the future. Migration due to food insecurity was one of the major risks highlighted in a...

Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., is seeking to take Rep. Michael Conaway's spot as the top-ranking Republican on the House Agriculture Committee. Other possibilities might be members from Arkansas or Missouri.

The Senate on Thursday by voice vote passed the bill to raise the cap on Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy to $10 million.The bill, titled the Family Farmer Relief Act, has already passed the House, and it will now go to President Donald Trump for his signature.

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, had chaired the committee from 2015 until the beginning of this year, and also had chaired the House Ethics Committee. Conaway is a certified public accountant and was first elected to Congress in 2004. On Wednesday he announced he would not...

EPA currently expects to make decisions on small refiner exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the 2018 compliance year in the next few weeks, according to Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

The House of Representatives has passed a bankruptcy bill that will better protect assets for farmers under Chapter 12 bankruptcy.

Farmers with flood-prone ground in 11 states have the option to sell a conservation easement for the ground through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Under a hotter climate scenario, the total cost of crop insurance to cover the soybean crop could double while the costs of the insurance program for protecting the corn crop could go up 21%, USDA's Economic Research Service stated in a study released Monday.

Forty-eight agriculture trade organizations will receive $100 million in USDA funds in response to ongoing trade war with China.

The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the final waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule.

The White House Office of Management and Budget completed its review of the latest market facilitation program proposal.

The National Association of State Agriculture Directors (NASDA) has written the Food and Drug Administration "to expeditiously create a clear regulatory framework for hemp products."

The Food and Drug Administration lifted an import alert that allowed Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies to import eggs into Indiana from its facility. The eggs arrived at an Indiana fish farm in late May and it will take about 18 months for the salmon to reach market...

Agricultural production globally is expected to increase 15% over the coming decade, due mainly to yield improvement and higher production intensity on current cropland, pushed heavily by new technologies.

Courts can no longer automatically defer to federal agency interpretation of federal rules, but instead will be required to determine whether regulations are clear in the first place, the United States Supreme Court ruled last week. For farmers battling federal agencies, the...

The union representing employees from the Economic Research Service cited that roughly two-thirds of more than 200 employees being reassigned from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, Mo., won't go. That is exactly what USDA leaders want and what the Trump administration...

Leadership at CropLife America joined the ranks of U.S. businesses concerned about possible new tariffs on imported products from China. For more than a week, companies have been testifying before the U.S. Trade Representative's panel on the 25% proposed tariffs against as...

New York City officials will push ahead with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to reduce beef consumption in the city despite criticism from Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Farm Bureau