Chris Clayton

House leaders opted late Wednesday to bring the farm bill to the floor rather than delay it for at least a week. Republicans are conflicted over E15 provisions in the bill and language about pesticide oversight. Democrats are more...

Highlighting a coordinated push across the Trump administration on fertilizer challenges, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday held a press conference with three other Cabinet members, a White...

Once considered the largest office building in the world and a symbol of federal ambition during FDR's New Deal, USDA's South Building is now facing a far different legacy: an underused, aging complex burdened with a maintenance...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins used a roundtable with farmers in Missouri on Friday to announce a top-up payment for disaster losses in 2023 and 2024 that should double the amount of aid farmers receive. Rollins also talked...

Iowa will become the hub for a new USDA food safety center while members of the department's economic team will also move more jobs to Missouri locations. The moves will likely lead some more experienced staff and leadership at...

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig acknowledged 24/7 trading "isn't for everybody" as lawmakers raised concerns about its potential expansion into agricultural markets.

Richard Fordyce, USDA's undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, spoke to DTN about the status of the base-acre update on Wednesday. He said FSA offices continue to dig into acreage history, but that should be...

Four lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture Committees met with reporters on Tuesday about agricultural challenges. Each pointed to strong bipartisan support for aiding farmers, but the four members also reflected that...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke Monday to agricultural journalists on fertilizer markets and USDA's reorganization plans. Vaden raised broader concerns about market concentration, noting a small number of...

The media group Axios held a forum in downtown Des Moines including the CEO of the World Food Prize, the president of Bayer Crop Science for North America and the CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. Each had different...

Monday marked the closing of the comment period for IRS's update of the 45Z rule, which includes changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to eliminate issues around indirect land use change and foreign feedstocks...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a new guaranteed loan for up to $5 million through SBA's International Trade Loan (ITL) program on May 1. The loans will cover a range of agricultural businesses, including nearly...

President Donald Trump's FY 2027 budget proposes a 19% cut to USDA discretionary spending, reducing funding for research, rural development and food aid while shrinking agency staffing. The plan emphasizes eliminating programs the...

The Trump administration has frozen grant applications under the Renewable Energy for America Program because the Trump administration is pressing to curb subsidies for projects using solar, wind and other renewable energy...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a new guaranteed loan for up to $5 million through SBA's International Trade Loan (ITL) program on May 1. The loans will cover a range of agricultural businesses, including nearly...

EPA did not eliminate diesel exhaust fluid rules, which have been a problem for farmers and truck drivers because of failure rates, but issued new guidance last week, giving major machinery manufacturers more flexibility in how they...

EPA did not eliminate diesel exhaust fluid rules, which have been a problem for farmers and truck drivers because of failure rates, but issued new guidance last week, giving major machinery manufacturers more flexibility in how they...

Myriad issues affect cotton and rice production in Arkansas as planting season gets underway. Both cotton and rice acres are expected to decline, but farmers face long-term market problems and look for policy changes to help...

Analysts at Rabobank don't see immediate impacts on U.S. planted acreage from higher fertilizer prices. The agricultural lender's outlook also projects more corn planting than USDA's initial forecast. Still, the war-driven price shocks...

As global fuel and fertilizer prices face a shock to the system, farmers have seen prices for nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers rise sharply as a result. While a large number of commodity farmers would typically have fertilizer...

Fertilizer prices are surging amid the war in Iran, sparking a new federal lawsuit and prompting farm groups and agricultural retailers to press the Trump administration for action.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee visited Nebraska on Friday, holding a forum with about 50 agricultural leaders from across the state and Sen. Pete Ricketts, a Republican facing reelection in the fall. Some of...

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released an analysis concluding the proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would leave farmers exposed to pricing and service decisions they cannot...

In an interview with DTN, CropLife America President and CEO Alex Dunn said the industry's top concern is the increasing amount of time it takes for EPA to approve new pesticide products and label changes. She also talked about...

Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost domestic markets. Senators said they recognize the financial straits facing farmers...

A group of U.S. Senate Democrats introduced a bill on March 5 that would force most of the largest packers to sell or spin off lines of business or sell their entire operations if they are foreign-owned. The bill also would limit...

Farmers are seeing major price spikes when they call fertilizer suppliers. The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on President Trump to protect fertilizer shipments. The war in Iran and the broader Middle East is hitting...

Economists at the University of Illinois say the scenarios they have run show strong benefits in a lot of cases for farmers to lower their individual Revenue Protection coverage but add on ECO and SCO policies. That works in a lot...

The Iowa Corn Growers Association spotlighted a report from Bloomberg that the Justice Department is examining whether major fertilizer companies are colluding to raise their prices. The probe comes as the war in Iran has added...

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 Commodity Classic event is filled with marketing seminars. Last week's event had several sessions, but there were similar themes throughout. Advisers offered some recommendations for sales, puts and calls, and not holding on to...

Analysts began quickly dissecting the impacts with shipping companies suspending operations through the Strait of Hormuz. The strait between Iran and the United Arab Emirates and Oman is a major shipping route for oil, natural gas...

Frustration levels were high at last week's Commodity Classic, as farmers enter their fourth year of a cycle of low commodity prices and stubbornly high input costs. Ag leaders noted there are no silver bullets for managing...

USDA has unveiled One Farmer, One File for farmers to access USDA services through a single log-in they can use to enroll in either FSA or NRCS programs. USDA also plans to use the platform for producers to file acreage reports.

The spring projected price used for crop insurance revenue policies for the 2026-27 corn crop on Friday ended February at $4.62 a bushel. The soybean projected price came in at $11.09, up 55 cents from last year's price...

The frustration levels are high as farmers are moving into their fourth year of a continued cycle of low commodity prices and stubbornly high input costs. Ag leaders note there are no silver bullets for managing through the...

Farmers for Free Trade has been highlighting the importance of trade deals since the first Trump administration but has ramped up its focus in the past year on protecting the USMCA as well. The group held a discussion on...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Friday at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum that the department is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to examine USDA's statistical data collection, analysis and research.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the ad-hoc FBA program will open enrollment from Feb. 23 to April 17. The program has specific payment rates for farmers and payments are capped at $155,000 per individual or entity.

Beef production is expected to decline again in 2026, but growth in pork, turkey and broilers is expected to offset the decline. Consumer demand isn't declining but remains strong and is expected to support prices for the...

Corn production is projected to decline 7% with lower planted acreage and lower yield forecast as well, coming off record production in the 2025-26 crop. Soybean acreage will rise because of projected profitability over other...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to protect the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate. The order gives the Agriculture Secretary authority to direct the production of both crop inputs. It...

USDA on Tuesday again proposed to increase line speeds for processing poultry and pork. This has been a long-standing issue sparking proposed rules, pilot projects, studies and litigation over...

The new farm bill contains a range of provisions and studies, including regulatory changes for both pesticides and livestock production, likely setting up some partisan divisions as the bill advances. The bill also addresses...

The Texas state agriculture commissioner said the state needs to better prepare for agricultural disasters. At the same time, the Trump administration moved ahead with the president's desire to end EPA regulation of greenhouse...

Corn farmers from both Iowa and Texas are calling on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to spell out what the Justice Department is doing to examine the fertilizer industry. Their efforts come after USDA's deputy secretary called...

The Texas state agriculture commissioner said the state needs to better prepare for agricultural disasters. At the same time, the Trump administration moved ahead with the president's desire to end EPA regulation of greenhouse...

President Donald Trump continues to question why he shouldn't withdraw from the USMCA trade agreement, which is set for a review this summer. Farm groups have been vocal about their support for USMCA. A Senate hearing on...

In a proclamation on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would lower the tariff rate quota to increase imports of lean beef trimmings, and all of the increased quota would come from Argentina.

At the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Thursday, E15 was the main topic of the day, though carbon pipelines also had their moment, along with the 45Z tax credit and the unrealized prospects of both maritime and sustainable aviation...

Net farm income, defined by USDA as a broad measure of profits, is expected to decline by $4.1 billion, when adjusted for inflation, or about 2.6% lower in 2026 compared to last year. While projecting lower farm income for 2026...

USDA made its first major Food for Peace announcement after taking over the program following the end of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USDA released details of an agreement to provide up to 215,000...

Congress and USDA's Risk Management Agency have made it more attractive to add SCO and ECO crop insurance for 2026. An agricultural economist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offered some things to consider when buying...

As the deaths of two American citizens in Minnesota have increased pressure on President Donald Trump to change his administration's policies on immigration enforcement, farmers and agricultural groups again are looking for some...