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While new federal labels for over-the-top dicamba herbicides don't restrict use by a calendar date or crop growth stage, some states are implementing such cutoffs.

Generous moisture is a big feature this season for both arabica and robusta coffee production regions.

The House Agriculture Committee early Thursday morning voted 34-17 to advance its farm bill package after debates over a broad range of issues on Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Seven Democrats joined Republicans in advancing the bill.

With a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict and associated risk unlikely, the initial spike higher could be just the beginning of a more significant rally.

The conflict has driven up insurance premiums and created a backlog that now threatens shortages and delivery delays.

Between the conflicts in the Middle East to the unknown details regarding a potential strike at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, the cattle complex is under some unforeseen pressure.

In rejecting President Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court reined in an abuse of presidential emergency powers. It didn't stop presidents from declaring dubious emergencies.

U.S. wheat export sales and shipments as of the third week in February as a percentage of the February USDA export projection along with those sales as a percentage of the final export figure vs. the percent change in U.S. wheat exports from the February WASDE projection...

Safrinha corn planting is slightly behind schedule, a large concern with limited soil moisture and only about two months of the wet season left.

The intimidation tactics becoming all-too familiar in politics today have now reached a trusted institution in agriculture: The FFA. Enough's enough.

Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard scheme.

While the corn market has reacted in a positive manner from the renewed concern about dryness in the southern half of Argentina, the sharp fall in the U.S. dollar, rise in crude oil and recent talk about a policy in favor of year-round E15, there are some technical roadblocks...

Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures and options for effective risk management.

A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting, this storm if it arrives will have negligible effect on U.S. farms.