Chris Clayton

Manitoba's new trade envoy in Washington, D.C., said supply management will continue to be an issue in the USMCA review. He also discussed how Canadian national and provincial officials try to...

Farmers in North Dakota are facing wide basis levels as they go into harvest. Normally their soybeans would be heading on trains to ports in the Pacific Northwest to ship to China; but the trade war has halted all Chinese...

In a news release, the National Association of Farmer Elected Committees (NAFEC), the group reiterated that FSA offices are critically understaffed yet USDA officials have publicly denied those concerns.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in London, England, and told the Financial Times newspaper that the administration could soon provide details about an aid package for U.S. farmers.

USDA on Sept. 12 announced approximately $1 billion will become available to livestock producers under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW). Sign-up for the ELRP 2024...

Farmers are blending tradition with innovation, using cover crops, no-till, and diversified practices to cut input costs, fight weeds, and protect soil while there is a growing push for regenerative agricultural practices. But these...

Prices for popular cover crops such as cereal rye and nitrogen-fixing brassicas are a little cheaper for producers this fall. A range of programs offers farmers incentives to try the practice and rewards farmers who have...

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Corteva Agriscience is looking at potentially splitting its seed and crop input businesses into separate companies. Corteva was created in 2019 after becoming a standalone company...

At Husker Harvest Days, farmers raised concerns about cash flow issues facing crop farmers going into harvest but advocated for more market solutions such as E15 sales and boosting trade. Nebraska's governor, fresh off a...

The official release of the latest MAHA report mirrored a leaked copy from last month that backs away from criticisms of pesticide use by farmers. The report does tout agricultural investments in precision spraying with drones...

USDA's Economic Research Service released an updated look at farm income and finances on Sept. 3. Farm income was boosted by strong livestock cash receipts and higher government payments. Still, USDA projects a typical farm...

A gathering of between 400 and 500 farmers from northeast Arkansas underscored that even as USDA projects overall net farm income to rise this year, income for crop farmers is actually projected to fall. Nationally, cash...

A new report looks at improvements to the farm safety net under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will add $47.4 billion to commodity programs over 10 years. The OBBBA shifts more federal money into the commodity safety net...

USDA's Economic Research Service released an updated look at farm income and finances Wednesday. Farm income was boosted by strong livestock cash receipts and higher government payments. Still, USDA projects a typical farm...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will end the Agricultural Labor Survey just days after a federal judge in Louisiana threw out the Biden administration's wage rule for H-2A workers that failed to use the...

Leaders from the American Soybean Association (ASA) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) at the Farm Progress Show found themselves in constant conversations about market conditions. Soybean leaders pressed on a...

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden spoke to farmers and visited companies on Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. He talked about the need to open markets and increase demand for farmers, but also...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other officials used the Farm Progress Show as a backdrop Tuesday to announce Cronus Chemicals has secured all necessary state and federal environmental permits and is preparing to begin...

The European Union has long maintained an agricultural trade surplus with the U.S., but agricultural groups are optimistic after the Trump administration tied tariffs on European autos to opening up more access to U.S. agriculture.

The Risk Management Agency has released some details about crop insurance changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Among the bigger changes are reduced premium subsidies for beginning farmers.

The Trump administration's lead agricultural negotiator said her office recognizes the need to get new trade deals in place by harvest to boost market access. At a conference on Aug. 13, governors and others expressed optimism...

The Trump administration's lead agricultural negotiator said her office recognizes the need to get new trade deals in place by harvest to boost market access. At a conference on Wednesday, governors and others expressed...

DTN's Digital Yield Tour forecasts North Dakota's statewide average corn yield at 151.9 bushels per acre, which is above average but not record-setting, and soybeans at 34.7 bpa, which is about even with the five-year average.

The DTN Digital Yield Tour projects Iowa corn yields will reach a record 223.7 bushels per acre statewide while soybean yields could fall just short of a record at 62.3 bpa.

Beto O'Rourke, a former three-term congressman from El Paso, Texas, spoke Tuesday night in Omaha, urging a crowd of about 500 people to fight not just against authoritarianism, but make the case for a country worth saving...

USDA on Friday released its annual Land Values Summary report. The average value includes the value of both the land and buildings on farms. The cropland value nationally averaged $5,830 an acre, up 4.7% from 2024. The average...

President Donald Trump has detailed a new round of tariffs going into effect this month, including higher tariffs on products from Canada. Meanwhile, U.S. agricultural export sales continue to slip from last year's pace in key...

The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA), a coalition of 20 agricultural and conservation trade groups, on Thursday published a report of "MAHA Policy Recommendations." The National Corn Growers Association also released a...

The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) held a webinar earlier this year for its members on what farmers need to know about employment audits and what to do if there is a raid. That was before the pace of...

Congress will look to make some adjustments to USDA's loan programs when lawmakers get around to writing several sections of the farm bill. Farmers and agricultural lenders offered similar demands for reforms and updates, such as...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced USDA would terminate the Regional Food Business Centers created under the Biden administration. USDA said the Biden administration created programs without a way to fund...

A group of Democratic senators on Monday expressed their opposition to including language in the farm bill that would supersede state laws. The senators specifically pointed to a bill led by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that Democrats...

At a news conference on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there will be no legal amnesty for undocumented farmworkers. Instead, Rollins suggested unemployed people on Medicaid could fill those jobs that can't be...

In June, USDA canceled more than $1 billion in conservation grants to nearly 70 groups under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Some groups are appealing USDA's decision. Meanwhile, other groups declined to discuss their...

USDA has opened up enrollment for the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP), which will provide aid to crop farmers who suffered losses in 2023 and 2024 due to natural disasters. The first stage of the program will provide...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins led a team of other Cabinet officials, Republican governors and members of Congress at USDA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to announce a new National Farm Security Action...

President Donald Trump spoke for more than an hour before a crowd of thousands on July 3 as he highlighted a historic win with the passage of the legislation, and he dismissed criticisms from Democrats and others who oppose the...

This week already has been billed as a big one for the Trump administration's trade agenda as White House officials have repeatedly said there are dozens of trade agreements expected to be announced. But stocks and commodities...

After years of facing a declining safety net under the 2018 farm bill, the 2025 budget reconciliation package boosts spending for farm programs. The bill also includes a mix of tax provisions that farmers and other small businesses...

With the vice president breaking a tie Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to pass President Donald Trump's tax-and-spending bill. The bill makes permanent some of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts and extends others in the process. The...

The Senate is pushing to pass its budget-reconciliation bill and get it to President Trump's desk by July 4. The legislation is projected to add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years. Biofuel groups highlighted the bill makes...

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., explained to DTN in an interview that she remains optimistic a bill can get through Congress even if leaders in key House committees continue to be roadblocks. But after the House passed legislation twice...

On a panel discussion with leaders from the Federal Reserve Bank, Nebraska producers and agribusinesses voiced concerns over high costs, labor shortages and policy uncertainty. High interest rates combined with tariffs are having...

Leaders at regional food banks and pantries say they are increasingly worried about plans in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to cut spending for the country's main nutrition support, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...