Chris Clayton

Fertilizer companies such as Mosaic Co. have been forced to idle production because sulfur exports from the Persian Gulf have slowed dramatically. An executive with Mosaic talked about production challenges tied to the Strait of...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told senators on Wednesday that USDA needs more authority than the current $30 billion under the Commodity Credit Corp. The fund is stretched, she said...

President Donald Trump commented Wednesday that he doesn't think the U.S. needs any products from Canada or Mexico. As Trump made those comments, groups were testifying before Congress that the USMCA trade deal has been a...

Farmers on the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) tour in North Carolina spotlighted how they are improving soil moisture retention and cutting back on their fertility costs using...

Mount Vernon showcases George Washington's innovative approaches to agriculture.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed Monday that a calf had been infected in La Salle County, Texas, which is in the adjacent county to where last week's cases were reported. But APHIS also reported a...

At a farmer roundtable in Wisconsin, Trump also suggested his administration is looking at another possible aid package for farmers. The president also said fertilizer prices would come down...

In a surprise on Tuesday night, Rep. Randy Feenstra lost the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary to first-time candidate Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer. Feenstra had the backing of...

OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups are continuing to press Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to drop the 16.8% countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports.

More than 100 corn farmers from as many as 18 states organized their own field hearing at a farm in northern Texas with the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC chair told farmers the agency is investigating the...

USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce said landowners should start to receive notifications within the next month about whether they have farmland eligible for enrollment in base acres. Fordyce...

The Justice Department stated in a news release that Bayer agreed to remove potentially anticompetitive provisions from its seed loyalty program. DOJ stated the agreement came as part of the Antitrust Division's investigation...

In their efforts to show the Trump administration is focused on bringing down fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins led another press event on Tuesday at USDA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to tout the...

Firms with nitrogen projects at various stages of development say they have seen more focus on ramping up production, especially since Trump administration officials announced a strategy at the end of April to build out more...

Farmers highlighted their frustrations over fertilizer price moves, while senators drilled into questions over price reporting and expanding fertilizer supplies during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday. At least one...

The Wall Street Journal first reported that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order to waive tariff-rate quotas for all beef imports into the U.S. The move would allow importers to buy more foreign beef without...

While Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and others denounce Brazilian meatpackers and American reliance on foreign beef, Brazilian beef imports to the U.S. continue to soar. The Trump administration has launched at least two...

During his life, Ted Turner acquired some of the largest ranch holdings in the country, as the media mogul also emphasized large-scale conservation on more than 2 million acres of ranchland. Turner was at the forefront of wealthy...

The Trump administration rejected five farmer nominees to the United Soybean Board -- including four experienced women farmers -- without explanation, raising questions about the White House's role.

After a contentious day on Wednesday driven primarily by Republican divisions on E15, lawmakers began debating amendments to the farm bill essentially overnight. The House then came back Thursday morning to vote on several...

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 House economic adviser and members...

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...

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...