Chris Clayton

Agriculture was highlighted in a joint statement issued by the U.S. and China on Saturday following trade talks between the two countries. President Donald Trump also tweeted out optimism Monday morning about higher U.S...

Chinese officials found that a 178.6% tariff imposed against U.S. sorghum would hurt its aquaculture and pork industries. U.S. sorghum producers were relieved by the announcement.

Initial debate on the farm bill, HR 2, could begin Wednesday on the House of Representatives floor. The letters of support and opposition continued as various groups, including House Agriculture Committee Republicans, took to social...

Much of the lead-up to the House farm bill floor debate has been on changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Several amendments to change the House Agriculture Committee's provisions on commodity programs and...

With the delivery of typical commodities and food products such as wheat, sugar and grits, the Founding Farmers restaurant chain in Washington, D.C., shows one more way to spotlight its farmer ownership by the North Dakota...

Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., says the argument over national fuel economy standards matters to farmers because the fuel-economy fix would require greater levels of higher-octane fuel, which means higher blend levels of...

A private agricultural analytic firm issued a report challenging USDA's methodology for putting together the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, arguing USDA could rely more on satellite images and release data...

President Donald Trump will meet Thursday with leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to talk about the farm bill. The president is expected to encourage the House GOP to keep tougher work requirements in the...

Science is moving fast and arguments are heating up over how to define and regulate protein products grown from cultured cells in a lab rather than raised in a pasture and slaughtered.

A proposed rule by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service details the standard USDA will use to determine a label for foods made with ingredients derived from biotech crops.

Talks begin in China on Wednesday over trade disputes between the U.S. and China. The chief of the U.S. Soybean Export Council hopes the talks expected Wednesday and Thursday yield some results for the U.S. relationship with...

After years of work and advancing the percentage levels, Minnesota diesel pumps will be filled with a 20% biodiesel blend as part of a state mandate between May and the end of September. Industry leaders say it's been a long haul...

Sorghum took a significant hit April 17 when China announced a 178.6% antidumping tariff on U.S. sorghum. Texas farmers have already been shifting acres away from sorghum in recent years because of better prospects with other...

A group of 65 organizations sent a letter Thursday to every member of the House of Representatives, urging them not to propose amendments to the farm bill that would harm crop insurance. Some conservative organizations are...

A group of senators introduced legislation on Thursday to help states cope with the rate of farmer suicides and stress over economic conditions on farms and ranches.

The House farm bill passed the Agriculture Committee on Wednesday on a 26-20 margin and heads to the full House with changes to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in different ways. The bill could make it to...

The House farm bill passed the Agriculture Committee on Wednesday on a 26-20 margin and heads to the full House with changes to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in different ways. The bill could make it to...

China on Tuesday announced that importers of U.S. sorghum must post bonds of 178.6% of the value of their goods to cover possible anti-dumping duties, a move that will likely nullify any U.S. sorghum exports to China in the near...

President Donald Trump has ordered Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to look at all options as the trade dispute with China continues. Congress boosted Perdue's ability last month by getting rid of restrictions on the...

Farms that want to operate as LLCs or S corporations would benefit from changes in the House Agriculture Committee version of the farm bill. So would farmers who have cousins, nephews or nieces helping out on the farm or making...

President Donald Trump told Republican senators and governors on Thursday he will put his team back on the Trans-Pacific Partnership to see if a better deal can be made. He also said he wants...

Commodity programs and crop insurance won't change much in a farm bill draft proposal laid out Thursday by the House Agriculture Committee. The bill does shore up the dairy programs, which have been considered inadequate for the...

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce responded Friday that it will defend China's interests if the Trump Administration further escalates the trade dispute with more tariffs.

Andeavor, one of the country's largest refiners, got an RFS exemption from EPA for three of its smaller refineries, Reuters reported on Tuesday. That immediately raised questions about how EPA is using its exemption authority...

Pork producers have seen prices fall roughly $30 a head since mid-February, and the nearby contracts on the CME for lean hog futures were limit down or close to it on Monday as the market reacted to the news.

Farm Bill Facing a Partisan Impasse

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday he intends to introduce legislation to remove hemp as a controlled substance and allow it to be grown as a commodity crop.

The White House took tough trade actions Thursday against China, raising farmers' fears of losing more demand for commodities in a trade war between the two countries. China is the largest U.S. agricultural export market, pegged...

The omnibus funding package released Wednesday provides regulatory relief on several fronts, while offering some major funding boosts for USDA programs, ranging from a new broadband pilot to more conservation investments. It...

Talk continues in Washington about changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard, though the president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the biofuels industry has already given up significant marketshare due to actions...

USDA has officially ended the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule, which would have required a certain amount of space -- both indoors and outside -- for animal or poultry products to meet the National Organic...

The European Commission on Friday released the full list of U.S. products to face retaliatory tariffs due to the Trump administration's push for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Several agricultural commodities were listed...

Dozens of companies that buy U.S. commodities wrote Congress supporting a tax-law change that would reassert some balance to the tax benefits farmers receive for selling to farmer cooperatives but would tone down the tax...

The National Grain and Feed Association and National Council of Farmer Cooperatives support a plan that would replace the 20% deduction on gross sales to cooperatives with a tax deduction more comparable to the original Section...

Ethanol industry groups are pointing to several statements in the oil industry's own report to make the case that arguments over regulatory waivers or price caps on renewable identification numbers are built on false premises...

President Donald Trump said he would set tariffs at 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum, but would have the flexibility to raise and lower those country-by-country as needed. Canada and Mexico would be exempted, for now, pending the...

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Perdue didn't exactly defend President Donald Trump's plan to implement a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports during a question-and-answer forum Wednesday at the USDA...

Farmers at Commodity Classic were again watching actions at the White House throughout Thursday. Leaders of the American Soybean Association became anxious about import tariffs on steel and aluminum leading to a trade backlash...

Speaking at Commodity Classic on Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he and President Donald Trump "unequivocally support" the Renewable Fuel Standard. Perdue also insisted there is no specific proposal to cap RIN...

The beef, pork and broiler industries are all positioned for higher production and expansion. Exports also will rise for beef, pork and poultry products.

USDA has contracted with a Texas university to examine Brazil's production and export potential in 2040. That study isn't completed, but the USDA Outlook Forum offered a preview of what it may forecast.

USDA's initial forecast for the 2018-19 crop shows slightly lower yields for corn and soybeans, but a higher wheat yield. Soybean exports could increase by 200 million bushels while corn exports will fall 150 million bushels and wheat...

Overall net farm income will remain at roughly half of the 2013 levels while corn and soybean acreage are both projected at 90 million acres for the 2018 planting season. The bottom line of all of the spreadsheets and bar graphs is...

The president of the National Grain and Feed Association expressed disappointment that Congress so far hasn't been able to change the new tax provision that is disrupting the grain trade.

Working through Kansas State University Extension, Wichita has developed programs over the last several years to reduce atrazine and sediment loads in the Little Arkansas River watershed through incentives for best-management...