With Crop Progress reports halted for a month, five-year averages from the USDA’s late October 2024 report show how corn harvest typically stands in at this point across the top-producing states.

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Recent EPA Decisions on 2023-2027 RVOs for Biomass-Based Diesel

Five Republican U.S. senators joined Democrats Tuesday to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency that triggered steep tariffs on goods from Brazil.

Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter of Barnyard Language join the 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast for a lively talk about all things farm and family with Lisa Foust Prater.

Goats are friendly, easy to keep, and, with proper attention, generally healthy and affordable. If you plan to keep a dairy goat for family milk, here’s some helpful information about the animals and what they can do for your farm and family.

More than a century ago, Holt and Best began building track-type tractors in California — now their legacy is a global powerhouse.

Nufarm Americas Inc. has secured EPA registration for two formulations of their chlorantraniliprole insecticide products now that the active ingredient has come off patent.

3 Big Things Today: Soybean futures were lower in overnight trading. ASA president testifies on high input costs. Freezing weather and strong winds are expected in parts of the Midwest.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley called for the end of countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday on competition in fertilizer and seed industries.

The high cost to produce U.S. crops remains a topic of concern and key farm policy factor in 2025. This article examines the change in cost by input category since the 2014 farm bill authorized the current set of commodity title programs.

Kansas farm leaders are pushing Congress to get back to work and solve problems facing the agriculture industry, pointing out that a closed government doesn’t mean U.S. lawmakers can’t be in session.

Louisiana Sugarcane Farmers Say They Depend Heavily on Migrant Workers From Mexico

Jim Deardorff believes steam cleaning is one option for removing years of dirt and grease buildup and preparing metal surfaces for primer and paint. Read more below!

The Bank of North Dakota is developing a disaster relief program to help agricultural producers in the state survive the current crisis in the industry.

Federal Migrant Worker Program Proves Fickle, Agriculture Workers and Employers Want Change

Curt Porterfield, health and safety training coordinator at Virginia Tech, shares several useful ATV safety tips as part of AgriSafe's National Farm Safety and Health Week.

3 Big Things Today: Soybean and grain futures were higher overnight on trade optimism. The fall harvest and wheat planting roll on. Freezing weather expected in the southern Plains.

Iowa Delegates Urge Administration to Prioritize Trade Deal for Soybean Farmers

Temperatures Normal Across Iowa, but Conditions Dry as Harvest Season Wanes

For the fourth straight week — and all of October — USDA’s Crop Progress report was not published due to the government shutdown. In lieu of new data from USDA, here are progress estimates from other sources.