Jake Zajkowski

USDA finalized remaining OBBB farm safety-net changes, expanding livestock disaster assistance, increasing predator loss payments and updating cotton, sugar and specialty crop programs.

USDA accepted more than 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program for fiscal year 2026 after producers offered nearly 2.5 million acres.

U.S. ethanol groups urged USTR to finalize tariffs and dismantle trade barriers limiting access to Brazil's ethanol market.

U.S. cattle groups are united to urge USTR to remove the exemption for Brazilian beef from proposed 25% tariffs, arguing it undermines efforts to hold Brazil accountable for illegal...

USDA is providing $500 million to independent beef processors to boost competition and offset rising cattle procurement costs amid historically tight supplies.

The six-year review of USMCA begins this week, but trade officials are signaling targeted negotiations with Canada and Mexico instead of reopening the full agreement, with a full arsenal of trade tools and bargaining power.

From show cattle to rodeo, the Great American State Fair has transformed the National Mall into America's biggest front yard for agriculture.

USDA announced $500 million of CCC funds to support fertilizer infrastructure and domestic production using redirected funds and new investment incentives.

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and farm groups introduced the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act on Tuesday, proposing the most significant H-2A reforms in nearly 40 years, though the...

USDA officials told Congress that staffing shortages at FSA and NRCS -- driven by employee departures, hiring constraints and limited funding -- have left some county offices understaffed or closed. The agency plans to hire up...

President Donald Trump hosted farm leaders at the White House to highlight his administration's agricultural accomplishments while announcing a MAHA-inspired executive order to expand research into regenerative agriculture and...

USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce told lawmakers that commodity program implementation is nearing completion, while lawmakers raised concerns about the likely return of prevent plant buy-up coverage, oversubscribed conservation...

With negotiations entering a new phase, farm groups are embracing the Senate farm bill draft while advancing new requests and renewed priorities before lawmakers finalize the bill.

The Senate Agriculture Committee released its version of the farm bill, the Agriculture Act of 2026, advancing key priorities in farm lending, conservation tools and landownership oversight while leaving out several long-debated...

The National Pork Producers Council is defending the Food Security and Farm Protection Act after a $30 million dollar media campaign targeted lawmakers backing the proposal. Industry leaders argue activist pressure contributed to...

Farm labor groups welcomed new DHS guidance clarifying that dairy operations may qualify for H-2A workers when they can demonstrate a temporary or seasonal labor need under existing law. The policy arrives as House lawmakers...

A new S&P Global report commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action finds limited growth in biofuel demand could put U.S. farmland under pressure. It warns that without higher ethanol...