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Republicans state USDA could have to delay as much as $15 billion in spending on farm bill programs if the CCC fund is not immediately reloaded in a federal funding bill. Democrats maintain USDA should have available funds to manage the farm program until mid-November. Democrats...

Following the president's declaration Thursday evening of a new aid package, USDA announced $14 billion for CFAP 2 with enrollment to begin Monday. The first round of CFAP paid for losses largely before April 15, 2020. The new round of payments will cover losses throughout the...

There were few details, but President Donald Trump told Wisconsin residents at a rally Thursday night that he is providing another round of aid to farmers due to the coronavirus. The aid was originally authorized by Congress last spring.

The CFTC has announced the commission's Ag Advisory Committee will meet September 24, while Iowa senators are asking the FTC and Justice Department to investigate price gouging in the wake of last month's derecho storm. USDA also is adjusting whole-farm crop insurance for...

John Deere has announced a new coalition with the National Black Growers Council and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to focus on challenge facing Black farmers with an emphasis on dealing with heirs' property issues across the country.

In its first major ruling regarding the Trump administration's tariffs, the WTO ruled Tuesday that U.S. tariffs imposed on $234 billion in Chinese goods are illegal under the trade organization's rules.

In an announcement looking to help boost campaign prospects as much as biofuel demand, President Donald Trump on Saturday called Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and told her he had signed an order allowing 15% ethanol blends to go into 10% blend pumps, pending state approval. That goes...

During the 90-minute debate on WCCO radio and Facebook Live, Minnesota Seventh District Rep. Collin Peterson repeatedly referred to his power as House Agriculture Committee chairman, while former GOP Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach repeatedly mentioned her support of Trump, and...

The coronavirus aid bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced Tuesday will include $20 billion in additional aid for farmers and others in agriculture.

The American Farm Bureau Federation on Wednesday released a questionnaire with responses from the campaigns for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. With fewer than two months to Election Day, the answers reflect the contrasting styles and policies of...

The Senate is scheduled to return to Washington today and House committees are also scheduled to hold hearings this week while waiting for the full House to return next Monday, September 14.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a USDA disaster declaration on Thursday for farmers in Iowa that will open up some further programs to producers. The secretary also said he is troubled by disparities in how crop-insurance companies are treating claims after last...

Twenty one senators from 14 wheat-producing states on Wednesday wrote Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asking for more aid for farmers growing all classes of wheat, citing that COVID-19 and other factors are depressing wheat prices.

Gregg Doud, speaking on Friday during a virtual agriculture summit run by the office of Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., referred to the Biden campaign in saying he Biden may not want to keep it.

In accepting the Republican nomination to run for a second term, President Donald Trump on Thursday night made historical references to American farmers and ranchers but did not mention current concerns except some brief references to trade.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., spoke at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, praising President Donald Trump and avoiding the current controversies in their states.

We're just going to have to throw the penalty flag on EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. The only real question is whether it's for delay of game or intentional grounding.

The Trump administration said this week it will continue to let foreign farm workers extend their H-2A temporary work visas to immediately begin work with new employers in an effort to protect U.S. food suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes as...

USDA's Risk Management Agency on Wednesday announces changes to prevented planting coverage starting with the 2021 spring crops. Among those changes is expanding the "one in four" requirement for prevented planting.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig wrote USDA officials on Tuesday calling for the need to change crop insurance for a no harvest option in areas that suffer serious storm damage.