Chris Clayton

Nebraska leaders held a series of events Friday with a trade delegation from Indonesia led by that country's minister of trade and ambassador to the U.S. Indonesians agreed to buy more Nebraska soybeans and work to increase...

Agriculture and trade counselors from Europe spoke earlier this week at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in New Orleans. They said the EU is open for more trade, but they agree that agriculture should not be...

USDA will recall about 2,500 Farm Service Agency workers for Thursday, Friday and Tuesday to help process payments and provide limited help with existing loans for farmers and ranchers.

A panel discussion at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention drew a big crowd of farmers interested in what it means now that Congress has removed hemp from being classified as a Schedule I drug as part of the farm bill.

Members of the American Farm Bureau Federation's voting delegates on Tuesday voted to oppose lab-grown and plant-based products from using terms associated with traditional meat products.

In an hour-long speech, President Donald Trump bounced back and forth between his focus on the border wall and his administration's push for trade deals as he spoke Monday to roughly 6,000...

Amid the celebratory mood for American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th meeting, President Zippy Duvall spoke Sunday about the challenges of 2018, seen as a perfect storm for farmers with a combination of natural disasters, low...

President Donald Trump will take his message about border security and the highlights of his presidency to another friendly crowd Monday as he again keynotes the 100th meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans.

Iowa has joined several other states in being prohibited from criminalizing activists from going undercover at livestock facilities.

As the president and congressional Democrats keep fighting over border wall funding, farmers are feeling the impacts of the partial federal government shutdown in different ways.

Farmers who had waited to enroll in the Market Facilitation Program will get a deadline extension once USDA Farm Service Agency offices are allowed to reopen, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced on Tuesday. USDA will also be able...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected hearing separate cases against livestock production standards set in California and Massachusetts that could restrict the food products sold in those states.

The Iowa caucuses are less than 13 months away, and the primary calendar is more front-loaded than ever. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren set the campaign off for 2019 with a bang in events across western Iowa this past week.

Sen. Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced Friday in Kansas he will not seek a fifth Senate term. Roberts has served in Congress for 38 years and is the only two-time chairman of the House and...

USDA on Friday released an announcement on its website that the January crop reports have been suspended until federal funding returns.

USDA's chief economist told DTN on Thursday that the department will have to delay the Jan. 11 crop reports if the federal government is not funded on Friday, allowing USDA staff to return to...

USDA puts a lot of attention on its January crop reports, including the monthly WASDE and annual Crop Production reports pegged for Jan. 11. Those reports could be delayed depending on how long it takes for President Donald...

The White House focus on trade kept the tempo constantly changing, moving from renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to putting tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, to summit talks with European Union...

President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law Thursday, finishing off more than a year of work by Congress that leaders in farm organizations say will provide some certainty to...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the 2018 farm bill into law surrounded by lawmakers and a group of leaders from farm organizations. The president pointed to elements such as increased loan amounts for farmers in the...

Agricultural groups praised the release of USDA's National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, while other groups that had championed biotechnology labeling laws criticized how USDA parsed which foods should be labeled.

USDA unveiled its plan to reduce the number of people on SNAP with a draft rule released Thursday as President Donald Trump prepares to sign the farm bill. Trump had wanted tighter SNAP language in the final bill, but that did not...

Several major food companies and retailers joined with pharmaceutical companies and livestock groups in the pork and turkey industries to agree on a set of goals to reduce antibiotic use in animals that produce food. FDA officials...

Legal hemp may be all the rage in the new farm bill, but farmers in some states that have created cultivation and production plans are way ahead of farmers in other states right now that will have to wait for state officials to...

USDA announced Monday afternoon that "at the direction of President Donald J. Trump," the second "and final round" of trade aid payments under the Market Facilitation Program will be issued.

JBS Swift wasn't tracking carcass weights, grades or carcasses for cattle delivered to its Grand Island, Nebraska, plant from Dec. 14 last year until March 31, 2018, according to USDA. This affected the sale payments for producers...

USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky spoke to members of the Iowa Soybean Association Thursday morning about trade-aid payments and the farm bill. The status of the trade-aid payments was among the first questions from...

The 2018 farm bill, the Agricultural Act of 2018, passed the U.S. House 369 to 47 on Wednesday afternoon with 182 Republicans joining 187 Democrats in supporting the bill. The House vote follows an 87-13 Senate vote for the bill on...

White House officials are holding off approving the second round of Market Facilitation Payments "amid optimism China will soon resume buying U.S. soybeans," Reuters reported on Tuesday.

The Senate jumped ahead of the House on Tuesday and gave final approval to the 2018 farm bill with an 87-13 vote. A hearing on the bill before the House Rules Committee on Tuesday afternoon...

With Congress in the twilight of its session, House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders agreed to a final version of the bill, which was posted Monday night on the House Rules Committee website, setting up the House to vote...

More attention is being paid currently to the role of farm practices in reducing the carbon footprint of biofuels. Members of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association have been researching just how much carbon farmers in the...

President Donald Trump quoted a Bloomberg report early Wednesday, echoing that Chinese officials have begun preparing to restart imports of U.S. soybeans and liquefied natural gas.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was the keynote speaker at the DTN Ag Summit on Monday in Chicago. Much of his talk focused on current trade news with China, Canada and Mexico, but the secretary indicated more action is...

Leadership from the American Soybean Association praised President Donald Trump's announcements over the weekend that China had agreed to start immediately buying U.S. agricultural products. The statements already have had an...

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced his administration would hold off on higher tariffs against Chinese goods and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed to immediately lift trade barriers on U.S. products, including...

The president of the Iowa Soybean Association calls for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to reach some sort of agreement to halt trade tensions. A top economic adviser, though, said the White House needs...

The National Climate Assessment points out different regions of the U.S. could see improved crop production before mid-century, but the longer-term scenarios show major crops face declining production in future decades. Farm...

Rep. Ralph Abraham of Louisiana introduced a bill to adjust how USDA pays out for the Market Facilitation Program, because many farmers in his state either have nowhere to take their soybeans or have not harvested them at all...

At least two soybean seed varieties could qualify for a new FDA qualified health claim the agency announced for oils with high levels of oleic acid, even though soybeans weren't specifically mentioned by FDA in its announcement.

After months of back and forth, USDA and FDA officials on Friday announced the two agencies would split the regulatory responsibilities on the emerging industry of growing meat products from cell cultures in a lab.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, D-Texas, and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., have made a joint farm bill offer to the Senate that addresses the stiffer work requirements for the Supplemental...

With time running short, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said it's critical to get a deal this week on a farm bill between the House and Senate so there is time to complete the language and get cost estimates on...

Jim Gulliford is starting his second year as regional EPA administrator overseeing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Gulliford knows the territory well, as he served as regional administrator under George W. Bush's administration...

Going late into Tuesday evening, projections saw Democrats gaining more than enough seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which Democrats lost in 2010. Republicans made some pickups in the Senate by...

Rep. Collin Peterson said early Wednesday he thinks the farm bill will get done during the lame-duck session of Congress that starts next week. That may depend on current House Agriculture Committee chairman bending on work...

Going late into the evening, projections saw Democrats gaining more than enough seats to capture control of the House of Representatives, which Democrats lost in 2010. Republicans in the Senate made some pickups by knocking off...

ADM CEO Juan Luciano, responding to an analyst's question about possible U.S. soybean exports to China in the next few months, said there remains a question of whether China will need to come in and buy U.S. beans before Brazil...

The Farm Foundation contracted with economists at Purdue University to estimate the impacts on U.S. agriculture from the USMCA. The study showed tariffs between the U.S. and other trade partners overwhelm the export benefits...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers held a roundtable with Omaha businesses, including combine manufacturer CLAAS. The meeting spotlighted some of the trade challenges. Tariffs on steel...

With regulations on emissions and legal battles over lagoons, livestock industries, ethanol plants and others are seeing opportunities in creating methane digesters that can make renewable natural gas that qualifies for cellulosic...

Secretary Perdue: Patriotism Doesn't Pay the Bills

Visiting an ethanol plant in South Dakota on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue held a roundtable with farmers and ethanol backers that largely focused on the promise of E15 sales year-round and concerns about the...

University of Arkansas professor Marty Matlock said consumers should not have to decide between "sustainable and unsustainable food." Consumers have a standard expectation of safety and should have the same expectation for...

Gerald Long, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, said loan repayment is one the biggest concerns facing farmers in his state after the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael. The Georgia Department of Agriculture summed up...

There is a permanence and poetry to the land that feeds the soul when we stop and take time to listen.